Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-12-30
WINTER WILL
DELAY WAR
ON EVERY
FRONT
January Dreaded For Its Ex-
pected Severity; Russian
Winter More Severe Than
1915; Lull Anticipated.
ALL ACCOUNTS SAY
SALONIKI is SECURE
Denial That Austrians Attack
Scutari; Teutons Show No
Haste to Press Offensive -
London Clears Up.

LONDON Dec % Dispatches from
the east and west express the belief
that winter weather will likely prove
q serious obstacle i'm war operations
I'm the next few weeks General
Fronchs statement last year that Jan
uary was the most dreaded period of
the winter probably applies equally
this year
The Russian correspondent reports
the winter IS more severe than last
year It is increasingly doubtful that
any events occur before the end of
January The duel in the Vosges
mountains continues II may eventu.
ally prove one of the big operations
Of the war The gains of either are
small The French claim progress in
nm effort to establish themselves on
the crest Of the foothills which domi.
nate the plains.
BY all accounts Saloniki is now safe
The Teutons show no haste TO attack
the Allies. Seyenty-fve thousand Ser
bians have reformed at Scutari and
Eloasan in Albania The Montene,
grin army. which heretofore has been
debarred geographically from taking
q large part In the war is now throw
ing itself energeucally into the con
test against the Austrians. Reports
of Austrians attacking Scuari are au
thoritatively denied According to lat
est advices the Austrians were at Bjel
opoIie where they recently were re
pulsed by the Montenerins. They can
not reach Scutari without crossing the
Albanian Alps and the flooded rive
n~fn
The atmosphere at London is clear
ed by the admission of the principle
cr compulsion accepted by the majori
ty of the members Of the cabinet
public opinion has not crystallzed
There is widespread approval o
Premier Asquith's general attitude
There is feeling that the public u
quite ready TO be convinced. DsnicuI
ties within the cabinet may be expect
cd 10 diminish rs the question take
practical form. II is likely a detaileI
statement on the labor attitude vii
follow he Joint meeting Of represer
iatives Of the labor party and fedora
tior trade unions tomorrow.
CABINET FAVoRs CoNscRlPTlof
LONDON. Dec. 20 The evenin
newspapers all concede that the deci'
ion of the cabinet is in favor of CON
pul5ory service and see little groun
for tho belief that there win be resil
nations of cabinet ministers or to
anticipating serious opposition froI
The country.
The Westminster Gazette, which m
oucntly voices the ministerial opinion
SAYS "theI only man who would hay
t5e right to- resign i'm the present ci
cumetalces Is the man who has a cor
-cienGous objection to compulsor
sery,cc in any circumstances and wh
is Wiling TO face all military cons
oueuces of shortage Of men ratht
than consent to- the principle
Tho PaH Mall Gazette expressed IN
opinion that diniculties within the ga
eminent and in parliament viii dimi
ish as trc questions shape thehseN'
in practical Iuise.
RECONCILIATION POSTPONED.
LONDON, Dec 29.-Hope Of reco
ciliation Of conflicting opinions on
cruiting i'm the cabinet council vi
postponed until Friday. There a
great hopes 10 be found in the cabin
I'm a practical agreement or acceI
ance of Premier AsQuith's proposi
II is known the Premier has foul
greater support than has been su
posed Some anti-concriptionist mi
isters having realized that the stu
tion calls for exceptional treatemel
Among these are the first Lord Of t
Admiralty Balfour, whose influence
great.
Much depends on the attitude
Chancellor OF the Exchequer Mck'
ma and Walter Runimau, president
the board OF trade both importa
members of the cabinet. There
home that they may be induced to 81