Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-28


the TeutUniC allies is further evidenc.
cd blythe. fact that within, the last
few days they have sent TO the bot.
tom British. Belgian and French
shipping vessels amounting 10 a ton
mage of nearly $4,000. -,a
Praises indian Troops.
King George in his message to the
departing Indian soldiers highlyprais.
cd them for theft courage and endur-
ance. saying:
British Indian comrades in arms,
yours has been fellowship in toll,
hardship, courage and endurance, Of
ten against conflict, indeed, nobly
done in days of ever memorable con-
flict In the warfare waged under
new conditions and in peculiarly try
ing circumstances, you have upheld
the honor Of the empire and the great
traditions of my army in India.
. j., Trouble in Cabinet.
That the proceedings of the British
cabinet have not been going smoothly
is seen in the fact that after two.
hour sitting; yesterday the council
was obliged to adjourn until today.
No decision regarding compulsory
military service having been reached,
and the discussion having revealed
differences of,opinion.
The Times correspondent asserts
that the position is delicate and may
become critical today unless handled
with frmness and decision.
Tortify New Line.
A dispatch to the Times from Sa-
loniki says, 1.-The Bulgarians have
withdrawn four miles from tle Greek
frontier between Gievgel and Doiran
and are busy fortfying strong inc
of natural positions.
On our side, the work of fortifica-
ton is being facilitated by the fine
weather and has energetically ad-
vanced."9> .'-,',,--
Suppress German Paper.
A dispatch to the Exchange Telc-
graph company from Copenhagen
says a. rumor is in circulation there
to the effect that lMaximilian Hard
ems newspaper, Die Zuekunft, puo.
lished in Berlin, was suppressed re-
Gently because it published a state
ment that Emperor. William had or.
dered that Miss Edith Cavell should
be pardoned.
Greeks Dislike British.
A correspondent of the Vossicnc
Zeitung, who has returned from d
trip to Saloniki, reports that rel;.-
tions between the Greeks and tins
British are strained" says the Over.
seas News agency.
Greek officers never greet the
British. The, British adopted various
military measures in neighbor:ng
towns without regard to the Greeks.
The French arc less unpopular with
the Greeks. a.,
ut is generally expected that with.
in a few days the British will pro-
claim martial law at Saloniki."
The SalOniki correspondent of the
Times learns from an eminent men..
Der Of tae= Venizelos party that ex.
Premier Venizelos had an interview
With King Constantine at the house
of Prince Nicholas a fortnight ago
The king asked NJ. Venizelos If he
would consent to take Office again un.
der the present circumstances, and
M. Venizelos declared: ''4@
Il accepted the premiership wlen
Serbia was intact and wnen we could
have saved ourselves with her. Now
that Serbia is crushed, it is too late
to apply M policy successfully"
Suppress Turk Attack.
The British have put down an at.
tack of the Turks against Kut-el Ma.
ria. in Mesopotamia, where the Turks
had succeeded in preaching the forti-
fled positions and entering Sebastian,
one of the forts. The Turkish losses
are estimated at 700. The British
killed and wounded numbered 1876.
Describes Kings Flight.
The Tageblatt's Sofia correspondent
dramatically describes 4hc flight of
King Peter of Serbia through Albania,
as told by an n'Albanioan physician in
letter to a friend at Uskup. The
King reached miserable little AL.
banian village during furious snow
storm and could find nothing better
tlan a stall in peasants barn 10
sleep in. ~G@S. -r.
Two of the riders. with him, also
tenderly lifted a third from his horse
and bore him into the house, whi.c
a fourth brought up the rear guaru
with provisions. The third man,
seemingly Serbian officer, was LAID
on. a couch. He willingly closed his
eyes and turned his head as light was
brought. Then for the first time, the
physician, who had come TO the house
from the stable, to watch the action.
of the strangers. recognized in the
apparently sick man, King Peter OF
Serbia. %'. ~
AS his companions prepared the
semblance of a bed for him, the king,
between groans, thanked them. but
declined food. One of his compan-
ions, probably a physician, forced tae
king to take a liquid nourishmen;,
after which the whole party sat for
a time in gloomy silence; then made
pretense at sleeping. They resum,
ed the journey before daylight.
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