The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
HOLIDAY LULL-
TO BE BROKEN
BY Either ain Attack on Saloniki
or Merely an Advance into
Greece by Teutons.
0AUsTRlANs ENTRENcHlNG
Russians Are Said to Have Sc
verely Defeated Persian
lnsurgent Forces.

LONDON, Dec % 1929 p. m.-
Dispatches from, the continent predict
that the holiday iull will first be
broken on the Balkan front. whore
Creek observers believe the central
powers are preparing a huge army for
operations directed against the En-
tcnte. Whether this will take the
form Of an actual attack ON SalonilSI.
or merely an advance into Greece for
the purpose OF seizing strategic defen-
sive points Ia a matter Of keen specu-
lation In Athens. According to ono
correspondent the Greek government
has definitely decided not to permit the
enemies OF the Entente TO penetrate
Greek territory, unless the central
powers satisfactorily guarantee that
Greek territory Will not bo endan-
gered.
According to dispatches from Scr
blan source the Germans have estab-
lished a provisional government at
Nish withdrawing all the Bulgarian
and Austrian troops and ending Bull
gar-Austrian interference In the ad-
nilnistration OF Serbian AFFAIRS. II Is
added that proclamations have been
Issued announcing that tho Germans
VIII respect Serbian nationality"
Austrians Entrencli.
There has been no news OF Inipo.t-
anoe from the British correspondents
at Athens and S;loniki sine. Friday
The Montcnsgfin uificIll cour,,lnica-
tion states that the Austriaus sre en-
trenching on front ber,toen Monte
negro and Serbia. whion British OBJ
servers take to mean a pause III the
active Austrian campaign against tue
little mountain country. presumably
to enable the Austrian forces 10 he
turned TO more pressing niptrcis on
other fronts.
Asqliietus has been pu. on the talk
OF d huge German peace calnpaitn
from Zurich by tho departure from
that town OF Prince Won Buelow and
his stan Of fsecretarieB. OF which much
has been heard In the Entente prchs
during the last few days.
Germans Blow Up Works.
Paris reported the Christmas Eva
operations along the weatern front
as not being important enough to .e-
cord. The German account mentioned
only mining operations. In which tho
Germans blew up works which wefo
under construction In front Of their
lines, presumably by the British. The
British report under Fridays date
spoke solely of artillery activity, not
ably in the vicinity OF ypras.
In Persia the Russians are declared
to have severely defeated the Persian
insurgents in a battle twenty-five miles
from Tehernn. Along the Russian front
itself the fighting. according to Berlin,
has been limited to patrol engage
ments.
Chief English Figure.
In England David Lloyd George.
minister Of munitions. is the chief iie-
ure for the moment. This is no hol-
iday period for him. as he 10 in the
midst Of the most important work ~
persuading the trade unionists to con-
sent TO his scheme of labor dilution.
Yesterday he visited the st. Notch fac
tory where his scheme is already n
operation and where farther develop
ments In this direction are in contom-
'plation. II Is stated that Loyd
Georges party wns much impressed
with the efficient manner in which the
women introduced under the dilution
scheme. were already executing useful
work on machines.