Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-30
COMPARTAT|vEQU|ET
At ALL WAR FRONTS
BRITISH PRESS BUSY WITH Ar.
TAcks ON PREMIER
AsouIrH.
LLoYp-eEoRee SUGGESTED
Speculation Of the German Intentions
In the Balkans continuss-va-
ried Reports From corre-
spondents-

London.-Christmas passed without
heavy fighting anywhere on the Euro
pean fronts. II passed also without q
truce. which gave 3 touch OF humanity
TO Christmas days a year ago. The
United Kingdom. however, witnesses
. general abandonment Of the truce
between the political parties, which
vas observed during the early months
OF the war and which apparently was
cemented for the duration Of the war
when the coalition government was
formed. f-s
The past week has seen a steady
growth Of the newspaper attacks on
the government. the general burden of
which is the slowness. the lack Of fore
sight and decision and the mismanaSe-
nent OF the Dardanelles enterprises.
While all newspapers disciaim any
partisan motives all the more promi-
neat ones participating IN the opposi-
ton belong to the conservative party
with the exception Of the Manchester
Guardian. ... ..-
The newspapers generally hold Pre-
mier Asquith responsible for the con-
duct of affairs. The Sorthchffe group.
headed BY the Times and the Daily
Mail with the support OF the Morning
Post, was joined BY the Observer.
which is the foremost Sunday paper.
and the referee which has a large au-
dience among the masses.
David Lloyd-Georgs 10 the only can
didate advanced for succession. He
commanded Lord NorthclifSe's support
some time ago In his speech charging
the government with being too laie'
AZ the most important crisis Of. the
war. and at the same time gained for
himself a larger following
The verdict OF union labor on Mr..
Lloyd Georges appeal to relax union
rules in munitions works TO permit Of
the entry Of 5000 uaskilled laborers
Is awaited with interest One hundred
and fifty delegates to the Engineering
Society met In London TO consider
terms for settling all differences with
the government
Speculation over the DEVELOPMENT
Of an attack o. the entente allies Al
Salouin continues. Some papers
credit the central powers with a plan
to bear down on Saloniki from three
sides. the Germans forming the cen
ter with the Turks and Bulgarians on
the LEFT and right wings. respectively.
From different correspondents come
various reports on the situation In the
Balkans. some contending that the
Bulgarians have accomplished all the
territorial gains within their imme-
date ambitions and, therefore, will not
move further. Other correspondents
represent them as being determined
to extend their boundaries to include
the important port Of Salonih.
Germany probably is confronted
with the problem OF reconciling the
conflicting ambitions Of her two Bal
kan allies. Turkey a1d Bulgaria, and
also trying to keep the friendship of
Greece. whose support she is credited
with still hoping to gain.
The latest reported Greek move is
the prohibition OF the export OF food
supplies from Greece to the Franco
English army at Salonik. Gen. Castel-
nau. chief Of the French general staff,
has visited King Constantine and met
the Greek army stan and the ministers
II the allied countries.