The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-29
NO CHRISTMAS TRUCE
FOR MEN IN TRENCHES
No Heavy Fighting, but No Truce
Either. English Government Under
Newspaper Attack.

! NomSpaper Attack.
London, Dec. 2G.-Chritmas passed
without heavy fighting anywhere on
the European fronts. 1t passed also
without a truce, which gave a touch
of humanity to Christmas a year ago.
The United Kingdom, however, wit
messed general abandonment of the
truce between the political parties.
which was observed during the early
months Of the war and which appar-
entity was cemented for the duration
OF the war when the coalition govern
ment was formed
The past week has seen a steady
growth of the newspaper attacks on
the government, the general burden of
which is the slowncss, the lack of
foresight and decision and the mis-
management Of the Dardanelles en-
terprises. While all newspapers dis
claim any partisan motives ali the
more prominent ones participating in
the opposition belong to the conscrva-
tive party with the exception of the
Manchester Guardian.
The newspapers generally hold
Premier Asquith responsible for the
conduct Of affairs. The Northcliffe
group headed by the Times and the
Daily Mail with the support Of the
Morning Post was joined today by the
Observer which is the foremost Sun
day paper, and the Referee which
has large audience among the
masses
David IloydG George is the only
candidate advanced for succession. He
commanded Lord Norcliffe's sup
port sometime ago in his speech
charging the government with being
! too late" at the most important
crisis of the war and at the same
time gained for himself a larger fol-
lowing.
The two latest counts of the indict-
ment Of the cabinet are the postpone
mcnt until after the holidays OF the
munitions bill and the postponemcnt
or giving the country any insight in
to Lord Dcrby's report on his recruit
ing results. In the meantime the
verdict Of union labor on Mr.. Lloyd
Georges appeal to relax union rules
in munitions works to permit OF the
entry Of 10000 unskillcd laborers is
awaited with interest One hundred
and fifty delegates of the engineering
society met in London this week to
consider terms for settling all differ
cnccS with the government
The SalOniki Situation.
Speculation over the development
of an attack on the Allies at Saloniki,
continues. Some papers credit the
Central Powers with a plan to bear
down on Saloniki from three sides,
the Germans forming the center with
the Turks and Bulgarians on the light
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 i'm
mediate ambitions and therefore will
not move further. Other correspond
ents represent them as being deter
mined to extend their boundaries to
! include the important port of Saloniki.
Germany probably Is confronted
with the problem Of rcconciling the
conflicting ambitions Of her two BAL
kan allies, Turkey and Bulgaria and
also trying to keep the friendship Of
Greece whose support she is credited
with still hoping to gain.
Greecc's Latest Move.
Tho latest reported Greek move is
the prohibition of the export of food
supplies from Greece to the Franco
British army at Saloniki. General
Casctclnau, chief Of the Frcnch gen
oral staff has visited King Constan-
tine and met the Greek army stafl
and the ministers OF tho Allied cOun-
tries. King Pctcr of Serbia has ar
rived in Italy from Avlona and will
be the guest of King Victor Emma
! nual King Peter will be entertained
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