Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-11-09
GREECE MAY
JOIN THE GER
MAN ALLIES
It is Said That the Army is Back
ing the King, who is Friend Of
Emperor William.
ANOTHER SERB CITY FALLS
It Has Not Yet Reached Cabinet and
Answer is Not Likely With
in Fortnight.

IN Fortnight.
London, Nov. Great anxiety is
felt over the changing Greek atti-
tude which has swung around
and now favors the German allies
and may possibly join them, expel-
ling the French and British from
Greece and selling Albania. The
army is backing King Constantine.
At saloniki, where large numbers
Of French troops are stationed, thir-
ty thousand Greek troops paraded
before the allied army yesterday.
Paris reports that the cabinet has
asked the Chamber of Deputies for
another big loan and that tax be
levied upon the large industries
which are benefited by the war.
The Serbian army shattered by
five weeks of campaign is retreating
into Montenegro. The Austrians are
attempting to cut off their retreat.
London, Nov. 9.-It is reported
that Germany has sent her fleet Of
biggest and best submarines to the
Mediterranean sea and today the adj
miralty report that two big British
transports and a Japanese steamer
have been sunk. The crews were
saved. Later. A German submarine
today sank the French transport,
User, and an Italian steamer.
The Germans are repairing the
railroad which will give them di-
rect route from Berlin to Constan-
tinople and which was partially de-
stroyed by the serbians.
Seven thousand prisoners and fifty
canon have been taken from the Ser
bans by the Teutonic allies within
the past month.
The Germans are also claiming
gains against the Russians near the
Baltic sea.
London, Nov. 9.-The press and
public were largely occupied yester-
day with the American note, which
has been the subject of more discus
sion than any diplomatic question
for many months. The foreign Office
has already given it very careful
consideration but it had not yet been
before the cabinet and probably it
will be fortnight or more before a
reply can be prepared.
For the moment, the note has ev-
en- overshadowed the near eastern
situation and Earl Kitchener's pro-
posed visit to that theater of opera
tions. Beyond the fact that Lord
Kitchener had departed for his des-
tination, there is little news from
the allied side respecting Balkan af-
fairs.
The Austro-Germans have succeed
ed in crossing the Morava river, in
Serbia, and General Won Gallwitz has
occupied Krusevac, one of Serbia's
largest towns, about thirty miles due
northwest Of Nish. The fall OF
Krusevac means that the branch
railway line to Ushitze, near the
Bosnian frontier, has been broken
by the invaders close to the poin,
where it leaves the main Belgrade
Nish- Saloniki line. A large number
of prisoners, ten guns and lot OF
war material fell into German hands.
The Bulgarians also are advancing
from the east, but in the west the
Montenegrins claim to have inflicted
another defeat on the Austrians. The
Austrians are said to be concentrat-
ing a force of 10000 men in Here
goyina for an invasion of Montene-
gro.
The Russians continue their at
tacks in Courland, Volhynia and Ca
licia, and while they report some
successes they apparently are not
making any attempt to advance. Ac-
cording to Petrograd correspondents
there is no intention Of such an at
tempt, the present object of the at
tacks being to harass the Austro-
Germans and prevent them from pre-
pairing positions for the winter. |
The Italians captured the Col oil
Lana and after charge through the
snow hoisted the Italian flag on the
summit. The Austrian war ONCE ao'