The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-12-10
HERE AND THERE
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
War News.

Unconfrmed reports from Saloniki
to the London morning papers state
that the Austro-German forces which
were in possession Of the Veles dis
trict have been suddenly DETECTED to-
ward the Observation-Disclosures frontier
to meet possible Russian attack Ac-
cording to these dispatches there is a
feeling that the Bulgarian army might
not fight against the Russians with the
same spirit as againt the Servians.
r + r
The British, French and Belgian
guns have been particularly active as
have the. airmen in Flanders and the
German positions have been given "a
rather severe battering British mon
ltors took part in these operations,
suggesting that this may be the point
where the next offensive will be un-
dertaken.
Emperor Williams visit to Vienna,
which conceded with the resignation
Of three Of the Austrian cabinet minis.
tiers, is the cause of much specula-
ton. The two events are variously
assumed to be connected with the re-
ported effort of Germany to force
Austria into German Zollverein, a
desire of Emperor Francis Joseph to
secure a separate peace through the
Intervention Of Pope Benedict and
rumored dispute between Austria and
Bulgaria over the division OF Serbian
territory.
Monastir has been surrendered for
mally to the Bulgarians, according TO
an Athens dispatch to the London
Daily Telegraph. Colonel Vassitch,
the Servan commander, informed the
Greek council of his intention to sur
render the city without fighting, in
order to avoid useless bloodshed. A
commission composed Of the Greek
and Rumanian cOnsuls and high
priests was appointed to negotiate
with the Bulgarians.
+ + r.
Interest in military operations has
been transferred from the Balkan the
alter of war TO the Austro-Italian from
tier, where King Victor Emmanuels
troops are carrying on victorious of
fensive against the Austrians.
l. r +
The Tribuna asserts that Austria is
attempting to conclude a separate
peace, according to dispatch from SEE
Rome to the Exchange Telegraph
Company of London. The report is
believed to refer to an effort for
separate peace with Italy and the Ger
man emperor's visit to Vienna is re-
garded in London as significant.
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Snow has stopped operations conf 4
pletely on the AngloFrench front in 4
Servia, the opposing forces, who are
separated by a valley a mile across,
having lost sight of each other.
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Washington.
Theodore Roosevelt will be the Re-
publican candidate for President next
year; the young bucks of the party
everywhere are for him." declared
Speaker Champ Clark the other day.
He said he had been feeling political
pulses III MANY states.
II r +
Secretary Lansing announced re-
Gently that members of the peace par
ty planning to sail on the ships char
tered by Henry Ford will not be given
passports to belligerent countries, but
only to neutral states in Europe.
r. + T.
Speaker Clark has invited DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw and other officers eOf
the National American Woman Suf.
frage Association to occupy the speak
er's gallery in the house on the open.
ing day of congress- when Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming will intro
duce the Susan b. Anthony suffrage
amendment
+ r T.
President Wilson will not sanction
any new rivers and harbors legisla-
ton, he informed Representative
Sparkman of Florida, chairman of the
House committee on rivers and har-
bors, recently. These appropriations
must be cut to the bone, the President
said.
+ + r
President Wilson shook hands the
other day with group of Mexican
school teachers sent to the United
States by General Carranza to study
school systems. They were intro
duced by Counselor Folk of the State
Department.
+ + r.
The New York Anti-Alien Law of
1909, under which it was made COM
pulsory to employ only citizens in the
construction of public works, has been
held constitutional by the supreme
court of the United States.
+ + T.
Domestic.
Tho faHaroI H.. Il.