Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-16
a a n a u a q n n II :. u a u n 81
q y
;: LATE WAR NEWS ::
y =
u II II :, :; :; q u = Il q II :; n u :.

ATHENS, Dec. 13.-The allies have
been retreating into Greco since
Saturday 1t is understood that the
Greeks will not oppose the Bulgar-
ians if they also enter that country
and ec-7ginue their attacks on the al
= ,;cS
Two assaults on the British front
cost the Bulgars 5000 men. They
advanced in a fog in massed forma-
ton and when they were within 500
yards g. the British trenches the Eng
fish opened fire on them with machine
guns and rifles. They were repulsed.
The fierce French resistance in the
Vardar region has cost the Bulgar-
ians heavily.
A report has been received here
confirming the report that the allies
had evacuated Giegveli and Dorian.
The Greek and allied military
authorities at Salonika have reached
satisfactory agreement for free al
lied movements in the zone of retreat
As part of the agreement the allies
have taken over the Salonika Gus
toms house.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.-Excepting for
a few hundred Serbian guerrilla no
hostile forces remain in Serbia
The Anglo-French troops have heen
completely driven out. Two English
divisions were annihilated in the
final fighting.
The last Of the Serbian regulars
have been driven into Albania and
the Bulgarians are now pursuing
than thru Struga and Ochrida.
The invasion of Serbia began on
October 7, and the allies landed at
Salonika on November IL
The allies began their general re-
treat on December 9.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.-Since the be-
ginning of the war the Austro- German
submarines have sunk sos vessels with
a total tonnage of 917,S19 tons.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. "a
Robert Zwiedinek, acting Austrian
ambassador asked Lansing for his
passports, is a rumor current here,
following their 40 minute conference.
1t is known that the Ancona note
precipitated a delicate situation on
account of the sharp language and
the demand for a prompt reply and
indemnity for the loss of American
lives.
The note called the shelling of the
passengers, "wanton slaughter, alb
horrent. inhuman, barbarous."
Secretary Lansing has denied that
Iwiedinek had asked for his passports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-I'ay and the
four men alleged to have been his ac-
completes in the conspiracy to blow
up munition plants and ships, today
plead not guilty in the district court.
The bonds of each were continued
at $4,000.
NEW YORK, Dec 13.-The net is
Tightening around the alleged ploters
to cause munition strikes.
IL. b. Straube, oN-secretary of
the Laborers' National Peace coun-
ell has surrendered important docu-
mants.
1t is reported that Andrew Meloy
has given important information, ex-
pecting to obtain leniency on the
charge of securing passport by
fraudulent mearm.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The ex-
penditure of more than $27 100000
in furtherance of German interests
in this country, including the effort
to foment new revolution in Mex
leo, headed by Huerta, with the hope
of involving the United States was
accounted for in report of Govern
ment agents in this city which was
mailed to Washington.
The report was voluminous docu-
ment which treated in detail various
projects of German officials and Ger
man agents. 1t arrived in Washington
after the recall Of Captain Boy-Ed and
Captain Won Papen, had been asked,
but it was predicted that the re-
port would probably lead to further
action by the state department against
other official and semi-official repre-
CO tut II The
trian governments. A great deal of
the report is devoted to the work of
organization, directed by DR.. Helm
rich Albert, the German privy council
or. who has been exposed as the of |
ficial chief of the German propagan-
da in this country.
German agents who reported to DR.
Albert and to Captain Boy-Ed and
Won Papen have been Swallowed for
months by United States secret service
men acting under the orders of Will
liam c. Offly, chief of the bureau of
investigation of the department Of
justice in this city.
The distribution of the s27 100000
was as follows:
Twelve million for purposes of a
counter revolution in Mexico.
Five million for the Bridgeport Pro-
jectile company.
Three million for secret service and
detective work.
Three million for lectures, press
bureaus and certain foreign language
publications.
Two million five hundred thousand
for German sea raiders.
One million five hundred thousand
for miscellaneous expenses.
Proof of Many
Expenditures.
Many of the items making these
totals have been established by COM
plete proof Others are estimates
made on the basis of particular
transactions which are known. The
totals, however, have been pretty
carefully checked up by information
regarding the lump sums deposited in
various banks at the direction of Ber-