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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
REPLY RECEIVED BY SECRETARY
LANSING CONTESTS EVERY
UNITED STATES DEMAND
lis UNSATISFACTORY.
WILSON TO APPROVE NEW
COMMUNICATION AT ONCE
President and Cabinet Hold Consulta.
ton Over Matter Which viii Be
Left In Lansina's Hand When
Chief Leaves on Wedding
Trip.

Washington, Dec. 20.--The United
States will send a second Ancona note
to Austria at once. 1t will be even
sitter than the first, which was the
most drastic the United States has
SEN to any nation since the war be-
gan.
The Austrian reply, received by Sec
rotary Lansing, contested every Unit
ed States demand, the secretary said.
It suggested further communications
and more specific information in sup
port of the American charges.
President Approves Form.
The reply is wholly unsatisfactory
and unacceptable to the United
States. The President and his cabi-
ton ove it. President Wilson prob
ably will approve at once the form
the second note shall take, and Sec
rotary Lansing will then act without
further suggestion from his chief, who
leaves Washington tonight on his we'd
ding trip.
The secretary may join the Presi-
dent for consultation, or if matters
become tense, the latter may cut short
his honeymoon.
Vienna Wants to Agree.
From an authoritative Teutonic
source came the information that the
Vienna government had no desire Of
being the cause of diplomatic rela-
tons between the United States and
Austria being severed. 1t was said
that if the second note left an ave-
u for it, the foreign office prob
ably would see fit to agree to all the
demands made by the United States.
The second note will be cabled to
Ambassador Penfeld for presentation
to the Vienna foreign Office at the
earliest possible moment. 1t is con-
sidered probable that it will be start
ed by Monday afternoon.
May Give Some Facts.
In regard to the second note, it was
said, that the United States might
give some of the facts asked for,
though it would not, under any con-
s~ideration, enter into an extended dis
cussion OF details.
The United States expects it's de-
mands to be promptly complied with.
and such apparent representation as
officials consider Austria-Hungary eX-
hibited in answering the original in
quiry for information submitted soon
after the Ancona disaster, will not be
allowed to pass without action.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
ALLIES SINK TWO
ENEMY WARSH|PS
DESTROY OTTOMAN CRAFT IN
SEA OF MARMoRA AND ATTACK
U-BOAT IN BLACK SEA.
LEAVE SERBIAN TERRITORY
All French and British Troops Have
Retired Into Greece-Saioniki
Harbor Crowded With Trans
ports Bearing Troops.

London, Dec. 1.-THE correspondent
at Athens of the Milan Secolo says a
German submarine has been sunk in
the Black sea off the Bulgarian port
of Varna and that a Turkish torpedo
boat has been sunk in the Sea of Mar
mora by the British. The Turkish
cruiser Sultan Selim, formerly the Ger
mar warship Goebsn, also came into
the Black sea, the correspondent adds,
and was torpedoed but was not serious
ly damaged.
Denies Bulgarian invasion.
The Greek government officially de-
MES that B~ulgarians have entered
Greek territory and it is considered in
competent quarters here that an en-
trance of the Bulgarians into Greek
Macedonia is improbable, say a Paris
Havas dispatch from Athens.
.'The press unanimously declares
that the presence of Bulgarians in
Greek Macedonia would arouse nation
al Indignation" continues the dis
patch, but competent persons consid-
er their entry almost improbable"
The Paris Temps publishes a dis
patch from Saloniki corroborating the
report that all French and Gritish
troops have now quit Serbian terri
tory. Notwithstanding the difficulties
of the retreat and the determined at
tack of superior forces of Bulgarians
the dispatch says, the Allies saved
virtually all their ammunition and
other supplies and suffered compare
lively small losses.
Harbor at Saioniki Crowded.
At Saioniki the harbor is crowded
with huge transports loaded to the
gunwales with arriving troops. Freigh-
tiers are disembarking munitions and
stores. The partial withdrawal of
Greek troops from the vicinity Of Sal
oniki, under the agreement with the
Angio-French has already begun.
Twelve Thousand Greek troops will
remain there. Greek troops in Mace
donna have been ordered to avoid
all contact with foreign troops.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Oklahoma City. Okla, Dec. II. -
The Prairie Oil and Gas company win
be required to pay taxes in Oklahoma
only on 100000. the value OF the
right Of way of Its pipe line, instead
Of on $31. 900. 900 worth OF property al
legged to have been omitted in the as
sessmeut by tax oficials. under q de-
lcision rendered by the state board
Of equalization. The assessment OF
sal .aa8 Gee wss made by AK cAaetai
Who d1cla 81 the company during the
taat tbpea~yeers rhedr ccncealede from
taxation. property worth that amount
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
HA|G IS MADE CHIEF
OF BRITISH FORCES
NEW COMMANDER SAVED ARMY
CORPS IN FAMOUS RETREAT
FROM MONS LAST YEAR.
SIR JOHN FRENCH RELIEVED
Field Marshal Becomes Commander in
Chief of Armies of United King
dom and for Service at Front
is Created Viscount.

London, Dec. 17.-Field Marshal
Sir John French, who at his own re-
quest has been relieved of the com
mand of the British forces in France
and Flanders, has been succeeded by
General Sir Douglas Haig. Since
the landing of the expeditionary
force, Sir Douglas Haig has COM
manded the first army and has been
repeatedly mentioned in dispatches
by his chief, whose place he now
takes.
French Created Viscount.
Sir John French becomes COM
mander in chief of the armies of the
United Kingdom and for his 16
months service at the front has been
created Viscount of the United King
dom.
General Sir Douglas Haig, who will
succeed Field Marshal Sir John
French as commander of the British
forces in France and Belgium, is "a
years old. He began his military ca
reer with the Seventh Hussars in
1885 md served in the Sudan and
South African campaigns, in both of
which he Won distinguished honors
and promotions.
High Praise for Haig.
Several times during the war Gen.
eral Haig has come in for high praise
in the dispatches of the general he is
now succeeding.
At the battle of the Aisne his N.
duct was described by Field Marshal
Sir John French as bold, skilful ana
decisive"
In November of last year Sir Doug
las, then a lieutenant general, was
promoted to the rank of general for
distinguished service in the field.
Saved Army Corps.
Field Marshal French, in his dis
patch to the British war office describ-
ing the famous retreat from Mons.
credited Sir Douglas with having ex-
tricated his corps from a difficult po-
sition at Landrecies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP MINED
Steamer LevenpooI, from New York,
Beached in Sinking Condl.
ton on British Coast.

Rotterdam, Dec. 18.-The Belgium
relief ship ~Levenpool, 4,S44 tons, from
New York has been mined or torpe-
doed. She was beached in a sinking
condition on the east British coast
when last reported. The Leyenpool is
owned by the Pool Shipping company,
of West Hartlepeol, England, but is
under Charter to the American Com
mission for the Relief of Belgium.
Levenpool sailed from New York No
yember "a with a mixed cargo of food
stuffs for the Belgians valued at ST.
100000. 1t is fully insured. No mem
bers of the relief commission are on
board. She carried only her regular
Crayy
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

New York, Dec. 16. - When the
banking syndicate handling the $780,.
.000.0 900 Allied loan goes out of exist.
nee II Is estimated the bank members
will hold between $3.50, 000, 900 and
5000. 000. 900 unsold bonds of the big
issue.
Selling was brisk on the stock ex
change. but tho price was down to
s4x and s6.aM Members OF J.P. Nor.
gan 4 CO. refused to make any state
ment as to steps that will be taker
following the passing Of the syndicate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Los Angeles, CAL. Dec. 1.-THE
discovery of six barrels of gasoline
and other infiammable material piled
on the floor OF a liquor store under
q lodging house where so persons
we're asleep, caused the arrest of
three men, one OF whom the police
afterward declared made q full state
ment concerning an arson plot.
The menu under arrest are Michael
Crcwe.shid TO be former omabs
policeman; Joseph Landers. a wrest.
iey. and =. B. Hartman: proprfstor or
tia liquor store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Officials Blame Nine.

Because she is flying the commits
sions flag, officials express doubt that.
she was torpedoed and feel that her
mishap was due to striking a mine.
The Levenpool is fully equipped with
side banners, deck banners and sig
nal boards, indicating to belligerent
vessels she is a relief ship. officers OF
the commission said. In addition she
carrier a full lighting system, iiiumi-
mating these banners at night and max
ing it practically out of the question
that her identity might be mistaken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Connects Two Lakes.

The Welland canal connects Lakes
Erie and Ontario, extending a dis
lance of twenty-seven miles from Port
Colborne to Port Dalhousie. 1t is the
route which vessels take from Great
Lake ports to reach the st. Lawrence
river. Grain shipments from these
ports are thus transported to Europe.
Had the canal been destroyed It would
have compelled the shipments to be
carried to the Atlantic coast by rail
before they could have been loaded
or vessels.
The specific charges preferred
against Koenig and Lyendecker is vic.
lation of Section 13 OF the United
States penal code, which prohibits the
planning within the boundaries of the
United States OF q military expedition
against a foreign power.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Swiss Elect De coppet President.

Berne, Switzerland, Dec. IS. = Ca
mile de Coppet was elected president
of the Swiss republic and Edmund
S~chulthess, vice president. M. De
Coppet is a former minister of Jus
tice and the present vice president of
the republic. The elections were held
at q special session Of the National
Assembly in which the upper and low.
er branches Of parliament jointly par
ticipated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
GERMANY WILL BE COMPELLED
TO DRIVE OUT FORCES CON-
STRUGGLING FoaTiFicATloNs,
SAYS DISPATCH.
GREECE WILL NOT ALLOW
BULGARS TO CROSS LINE
Teutons Preparing New Strokes on
Both Eastern and Western Fronts
Serbian Forces Are Reformed
Along Black Drln River and
Bulgars Are Driven Back.

London, Dec. 20. - Germany has
threatened to expel the Allies from
Saloniki, according to the Times
Athens correspondent.
Replying to Greek diplomatic rep
~resentatiyes which had as their aim
preventing the entry of Austro-German
troops into Greece" says the CORE
%spondent, 'the German minister de-
clared that the Notifications which the
Allies are constructing at Saloniki
would compel Germany to take action
to drive out the allied forces.
Premier Skouloudis rejoined that
in nj case would Greece allow Bulga-
rian troops to set foot on Greek SOIL"
London, Dec. 1S.--While the diplo-
mats in Greece and Roumania are en-
gagged in new deals which will decide
the next step in the Balkan operations,
there is increasing evidence that the
Germans, ever FESTIVE, are preparing
new strokes on both the eastern and
western fronts, or at least a concen-
ton of their forces to strike when con-
ditions are propitious.
Dispatches from P%etrograd note Ger
man activity, particularly In tho
Dvinsk district, which would accord
with the German ambition to reach the
line Of the Dvina river, while all ac-
counts from neutral countries mention
a continued movement of men and
guns to the west. In the latter the
alter of operations, it seems only q
question at what points the offensive
is to be taken.
Luli in Balkans.
In the Balkans, military operations
are temporarily at a standstill. except
in Montenegro and Albania, where the
Austrians and Bulgarians are carrying
on mountain warfare against King
Nicholas troops and the Serbians.
A big battle is in progress in the
valley of the Albanian or Black Drin
river. AT last reports no decisive re-
suit had been attained on either side.
It is said, however, that the Bulga.
rians. who crossed the river. found the
Serbians had been reformed and were
driven back with heavy losses.
1t is possible that the Serbian coun-
ter attacks were made possible by sup
plies having reached them from the
Italians who landed on the Albanian
coast and who are trying to open com
m~unication with the Serbs. The Ital-
ians, 1t Is already understood, have
already landed $4,000 men.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
OPPOSES DISAVOWAL OF ACT
Austrian Admiralty Approves Conduct
Of Submarine Commander Respo6-
sible for Ancona Sinklag.

Vienna, Dec. 1.-THE Austro-Hun-
garian admiralty is entirely opposed
to any disavowal of the course of the
submarine commander who was re-
sponsible for the sinking OF the An
coma. On the contrary it approves Of
his conduct fully and declared that he
would have been considered as hav-
ing failed to perform his duty If he
had allowed the Ancona to escape.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
tADAM N. EVE GROWING APPLEs?"

g Washington, Dec. 10. Efforts =
y made to locate the descendants =
*to learn what finally became of =
. Private Adam NJ. Eve, United >
: States marine corps, who deserted &
" Jan. 10, 1911, have SO far been I'M =
: availing. probably beat 1t back 3
, to the Garden of Eden" f%acetious- s.
> ly wrote one Ohio Eve. "Still rails =
= Ing Cain somewhere, no doubt" -
" replied a member of the Texas =
= branch. "Growing apples in ore =
= gen. | know him WE'LL" was the y
= response from another Eve. y
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Seek to AnnihIIate Monteneqrin Army

Seek to A~nnihIIate Montenegro Army
Paris, Dec. 1S.-Austria has sent rein
forcements into Montenegro and is
pushing with great energy her cam
paign to capture or annihilate the Mon
t%enegrin army. Dispatches just re-
ceived here. said the Austrians are adj
yancing on y 7o-mile front. The Mon
tenegrins are resisting stubbornly
along the Linn river, but lack heavy
artillery and ammunition to check the
'sAYAsfeA. Inhabitants cf eastern Mea-
ltenegro ara fleeing before the approach
Of the Austrian army. which now occu
lies q front Of from 20 to 30 miles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Estimates 1916 Winter Wheat Crop.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Next years
winter wheat crop was estimated by
the department of agriculture at about
$40, 0 900 bushels. That would be
115,O00,0 900 bushels less than the win
ter wheat harvest this season, but APP
proximately 100, 900, 900 bushels more
than the average of the five years,
1909-1913.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

An Oregon hen has laid 834 eggs In
four consecutive years. There are
times when 1t looks as IL the eiiicien-
cy experts were pressing nature SO
hard that the 8. p. G. A. ought to In
terfere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

The Boston scientist who says that
rheumatism Is a myth has possibly
never had an opportunity to inspect
an estimate of the rheumatic vote OF
this country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

A progressive city is n that in
vests large sums In high buildings. Ia
ter spends good money to tear them
down, and then invests larger sums
to replace them with higher buildings.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Among the articles recently con-
demned by the var department are 10
collins and III skillets. Here's q
chance to pick up a coffin or a skillet
cheap.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

A French scientist a y only the
Juice counts and that the oyster is
superfluous. but many boarding house
keepers in this country had discovered
that by experiments extending over
years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

1t is now asserted that there are
thirty towering plants in the United
States that cause hay fever. This les
sens the heavy burden of responsible
ity formerly heaped on the head OF
g~oldenrod.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Nuber Not Recalled, Says Vienna.

Vienna. Dec. 1S.-The foreign office
states that Alexander Nuber Won Be-
rex, the Austro-H Hungarian consul gen.
eral at New York, has not yet been re-
called. A representative of the press
bureau said that no information had
been received here as yet of a demand
for his recall.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

There is something about none
thai means strength. That Is to say.
II you have the scads you command
the respect or men who would try to
kick you on the sidewalk u they
thought you we're broke.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
omnIbus Hlts Car; Five Hurt.

Oh'H'SeS sUhe 49, ''s'
Bull. Dec. E.@Ffve persons were
injured. two seriously, when the ON
nibus from Kinney collided with a
westbound electric car in this vii.
lage. All are in the hospital under
the care of physicians.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Nature has a roundabout way OF do
ing things. For example. we get eggs
from chickens. and chickens from
eggs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Usually when a girl goes back on
her sweetheart and marries another
in a fit of pique all three live to re-
greet 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

The girl who tries to act like a
man may be idiotic, but the imitation
Is often very flattering. just the same.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

The who calls herself a
bachelor girl" is expected to be
breezy. but sometimes she's merely
gassy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

The fabric of a ready.made suit may
not be OF the best. but the fabrlca-
lions Of the dealer are usually the real
thing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

A writer on war topics says the mod
ern soldier sits in a trench and waits
for something to happen. 1t usually
happens.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
PLOT TO BLOW UP CANAL
Former Hamburg-American Line Sc.
cret Service Man and Emil Lyen-
decker Are Arrested.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Paul Koenig,
formerly head of the secret service of
the Hamburg-American line, and
Richard Emil Lyendecker were ar
rested by agents of the department Of
justice, charged with conspiring to
attempt to blow UP the Welland ca
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Oysters are a drink, not a food, says
one expert. II he can the ordinary
festival oyster soup he Is right. all
tight.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

CONSIDERING its name, and present
conditions on the earth. Why doubt
that those lines on Mars are army
trenches1
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Seedless grapes have been developed
now, but Luther Burbank hasn't start
ed yet developing a seedless fig.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Pessimism may be defined A that
form or restricted mental vision that
causes men to anticipate evils that do
not hsDpen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

When Europe buries the Ratchet It
will inter the censor simultaneously
and gleefully.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

One of the charms of golf is the OPP
p~ortunity 1t gives for the wearing OF
sensible clothes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

The automobile may be all-pervad-
ing. but at the horse shows the real
king ONE again into his own.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Erereh Author piss.

Paris, Dec. 17.-Auguste German, .
well known French dramatic author,
Is dead. ass s s4el.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Something for a man without an au.
TO to worry about is the size of his
garage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

When a woman goes to a drug store
to get something for her face" it ney-
er il soap.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Another sign of prosperity is when
forty ~able-bodied men are not run.
ming for one little jim-crow office.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

After all, man Is a lucky animal.
Fashion doesn't tell him what length
shirts he must wear.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

There will be a plentiful oyster sup
ply this season. so life cannot alto
gether be one of gloom.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

AS a question Of style: Do the short
skirts come from London. like the
high-water trousers men wear?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23
Anyhow. old man Adam can't lay his
own cussedness to eugenics.
Every warning nation talks OF more
war and dreams OF an early peace.

= order of the garter has snall
attractions for a hero with both legs
gone.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-23

Emperor Yoshihito's trip from To-
kyo to Kyoto looks like a complete
reversal OF form.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-01

imported aO.te1 tons from else
where. making 2i5.647 tons. The
year before our imports were 1851
see tons. and 114.467 tons in 1911
IL. Last year our sisal imports
were 60 per cent higher than the
average OF the two years before.
Corn binding by machinery is great
ly increasing the demand. Western
provinces OF Canada should this
year have $4,000. 900 acres In wheat
and as much In oats and barley.
II is a question whether grain
growing has not been expanding
faster than the twine production.
The Kansas legislature should have
expanded the states twine plant.
Minnesota makes $4,000. 900 pounds
OF twine a year; Kansas will this
year have about 100000 pounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-01
CURTIS BREWER WILL BE
TEMPORARY SECRETARY

The board of managers of the
Business Mems association and
Pres. c. A. Case met in the Com
mercial club rooms. this morning
and appointed Curtis Brewer tenn
porary secretary of the association
until a meeting is called, which
probably will be some time next
week, to elect a permanent official.
Mr.. Brewer will. serve as secretary
of the Commercial club also, until
after this meeting is held.
The appointment of a temporary
secretary was made in accordance
with the wishes of H. A. Poe, who
has resigned, his office and desires
to turn over the affairs of the sec
retaryship as soon as is convenient
for. the organizations. Mr.. Poe will
leave the. latter part of the week
or the first of next week, for AlbI7
querque, M NJ, where he will re-
side and where he has several posi-
tions in. view.
Curtis Brewer is now in Manhat-
tan but will be home in a day or
two. He will spend the spring term
at home, returning to his college
work in the fall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-01
wHRRE RRAINs oouNTED

Some twenty-five years ago a far
mer boy living in south Dickinson
went 10 the country school. as did
the other farmer boys OF the COM
munity. He was not overly strong
and his parents we're in mighty
moderate circumstances. but he was
a worker and was not satisfied with
simply getting his lessons. He went
TO the town school and then to
high school and all the time was
working nights. reading and study
ing. He studied agriculture in its
broad phases and then he had a
vision OF the farms future.
Then came along the creamery
industry and a big creamery company
reached out and grabbed him. His