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Evening star., 1915-12-05
Chronological Events.
SUNDAY.

SUNDAY.
Germany announces her campaign in
the Balkans is successfully completed.
Bulgarians withdraw troops from Turk
ish frontier and place them at points en-
dangered by possible Russian invasion.
Austriars report repulse OF Monte
negrins over Metalka ridge.
Bugars occupy Coles and Brdo, near
Prist.na.
King Nicholas calls on Montenegrins to
remain calm in the face of danger.
MONDAY
Serbians evacuate Monastir. leaving city
TO Buieariaf.s.
Germans claim capture of Prisrend.
Fear Of Russian invasion of Bulgaria
said to be retarding Germanic campaign
IN Serbia
Austro- Hungarian forces divert full
strength toward conquering the Monte
iHegrius.
Buigarians reported to have crossed the
River cerna-
TUESDAY.
! Austrians repulse Montenegrins- south
west Of Priboj
| Germans claim capture of $4,000 Serbi-
ans in seizure of Prisrend Monday.
Quiet prevails along the Franco-British
! front in southern Serbia
WEDNESDAY.
| Austrians and Germans. pressing their
campaign against the Montenegrins,
| take Plevlje and Jabuka.
| Serbians reported to be marching on
Monastir Complete evacuation Of city
still in doubt.
! Austria reports seizure of 40,s0G
Serbian soldiers and $4,000 men Of mill
tary age during month OF November.
/ Austria announces Serbian campaign
complete.
German forces reported to have occu.
pied Monastir.
! THURSDAY.
Germans defeat scattered Serbians
southwest Of Mitrovitza.
Monteaegrins continue retreat before
Austrians.
Russian forces reported to have invaded
Bulgaria.
| FRIDAY
Austrians capture $500 Of enemy wes
and south of Novipazar.
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, via London, December 4:
Russian war theater: There is moth.
ing new.
Italian theater: The enemys attacks
continue against the bridgehead al
Gorilla and the northern part of the
plateau of Doberdo. Weak attacks
and attempts to approach neal
Oslavia and before Podgora were re
pulsed The bombardment of Gorizla
continues Strong Italian forces at
tackled Monte San Michele and in the
neighborhood of San Martino, but
were repulsed.
Southeastern theater: Our troops early
yesterday morning stormed the
heights south of Plevlje. Near Tres
nievica, southwest of Sienica, the
Montenegrins were alsoi defeated
West of Novipazar armed Mohamme-
dams drove off plundering Monte:
negrin bands. Near Novipazar ane
Mitrovitza 1000 prisoners were taken
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Greece Is Still
Resisting Demands

terfere in any way with their troop
movements through Saloniki, but it was
found necessary by the allies to send a
second note demanding further assur-
ances that their plans would not be in
terfered with, and that Grecian troops
be withdrawn from Saloniki and Gre
clan Macedonia. Up to the present
Greece has continued to refuse this
second demand, and Paris and London,
on tenterhooks for weeks because of
King Constantine's attitude, are begin =
ming to voice distrust of Grecian mo-
tives.
1t would now appear that the Grecian
situation is far from settled and prob
Evening star., 1915-12-05
King Peters Forces, 2OO,OOU
Strong, Are Being Re-
Equipped in Albania.
FRANCO-BR!TISH ARMY
is CONSTANTLY GROWING
Russ Invasion of Bulgaria. Already
Reported On, Will Influence
Final Results.

ably will be the source of annoyance
to the allies for some time to come, al :
though every day brings dispatch
from Athens stating that Developments
indicate full and satisfactory under
standing between King Constantine
government and the entente powers.
The position of Rumania continues as
complex as ever, despite continued re-
peated dispatches saying that Rumanla
will act within short time in behalf
of the allies There is no surety of
such a course, and this is indicated by
the announcement in Bucharest that
Rumana had firmly told the Russians
that they could not use the Danube for
the transportation of troops toward the
Serbian arena, or that the cZar could
not send his forces. waiting on the Ru-
manian border, overland.
There seems to be sharp cleavage
between the political parties of Ru-
mania. The strong pro-ally section con-
tinues to hold demonstrations in be-
half of the country's participation in
the war with the entente powers, while
the supporters of the government con-
tinue to profess a desire for unsullied
neutrality. One section in government
circles is said to be in favor of an
nouncing friendly neutrality toward
the central powers if Austria can be
induced to cede Transylvania and a
part of Bukowina to Rumania
Evening star., 1915-12-05

garia, where there has been an excess
over supplies needed.
That the Germans full well realize
the danger to their cause of an inva-
sion by the Russians is indicated by
the fact that a force of $4,000 men will
be sent to Rustchuk, on the Danube
west of the Rumanian border, Further
more. 10000 Turks have been dispatch
ed to positions facing the Rumanian
frontier and the Black sea. Bulgaria
also is said to have detached men from
the armies facing the French and Brit
ish in the Feles region and sent them
to points most lab bic to attack when the
Russians inaugurate their offensive.
During the week there has been
speculation as to just what course the
Germans would follow, now that they
report their Serbian campaign ended.
Although it has been said that the
Franco British front in southern Ser
bia would be next attacked and that
the Germans would attempt to push IA
campaign farther east and toward
Egypt and the Suez canal. it seems
more likely that attention will be Gi-
rected to the Russian menace There
have been signs of diversion of Ger
man troops to the east for several
days.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Permanent Severance of Line
of Communication to Tur-
key Believed Allied Plan.
KITCHENER PROPOSALS
WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC
Sutente Capitals, However, Conf.
IDENTIFY Expect Great Concerted
Action in the Near East.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

government and it's people have
invaders as chaf is scattered before a
mighty gale.
Austrians. Germans and Bulgarians
occupy practically the whole of Serbia.
They have inflicted on King Peter s
forces losses estimated at more than
1''o."oo and have driven the greater
part of the once valiant Serbian army
onto Albanian soil
The FrancoBritish forces. landed at
saloniki. are being held a few miles
north of the Grecian border
communication has been established
between Berlin and Constantinople
Berlin. Vienna and Sofia announce
that their Serbian campaign is at an
end.
But is it?
In the light of most recent events
, there arises doubt
Were the invading hosts content to
rest upon laurels SO far gained in the
Balkan campaign, will they be permit
ted to cease their military activities?
g In fact DEVELOPMENTS of the past forty
eight hours indicate that even more
difficult tasks confront the armies of
the kaiser and King Ferdinand. They
: must battle viciously to hold territory
80 far conquered. They may succeed
question and purely in the realm of
conjecture.
Possibly the greatest menace to
future confirmed Cerma mic Rulp.r Suc-
Evening star., 1915-12-05

According to military experts in Eu-
ropean capital it is believed likely that
Evening star., 1915-12-05

One of the decidedly interesting
events of the week just closed was
Emperor Will
Peace Talk Starts iiam's confer
After Kaiser's Visit. neror Erannis
Joseph in Vienna. His purpose is still
enshrouded in darkness. One result of
these deliberations in the royal palace
at Vienna has been renewal of peace
talk in several capitals of Europe
Berlin announced that the kaiser s
visit was of great moment, and vi
emma declared it had no political sig
ever. to the report that the Austrian
government was desirous of peace,
Emperor Francis Joseph fearing the
disintegration of his country should
he die before the war ended 1t is
not only declared that the kaiserS visit
was intended to forever check peace
talk in Austria. but another report has
it that the primary object of his con-
ference with Francis Joseph was to
discuss the bringing about of peace be-
tween Italy and Austria in order that
greater rAustro-Hungarian forces might
be used in other arenas of war I'm
mediately after the kaisers visit three
members of the Austrian cabinet re-
signed, and it is reported that their
action was taken because they be-
lieved it to be to the best interests OF
the country that peace once more be
brought about. The contradictory
character of all dispatches concerning
the visit of the kaiser to the emperor
leaves the public to speculate. Not
one syllabl has been sent out by either
Berlin or Austria as to the exact pur-
pose of the royal conference, and the
world may be left to draw it's owr
conclusions by future events. There is
the possibility that the German ruler
attempted to gain Emperor Francis
Joseph's consent to territorial grants
to Rumania. but even this conjecture
yet remains to be authenticated.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Great Surplus Assured.
Financial Situation,

In spite of the loss of revenues be-
cause of the prohibition upon the sale
of spirituous beverages and a diminu-
tion in imports amounting to 6S2, 2,0O0,-
900 rubles during the last fiscal year,
the decrease in ordinary revenues, the
statement says, amounted only to 4S2,
100000 rubles, increases in revenue
from other sources swelling the total.
During the first nine months of the
current year Russia imported products
to the amount of 610,000,000 rubles.
Her exports during the same period, it
was announced, amounted to 247.00O, 900
rubleS
Evening star., 1915-12-05
RUSS|A'S HARVEST
ASSURES SUPPLIES
Surplus of Grain and Potatoes
May Reach 100000
Bushels.
HIGH-WATER MARK
IN BANK DEPOSITS
Nations Revenues Swelled Despite
Losses on Prohibition and De-
creased Imports.

PETROGRAD, December 4.-The min
istry of finances has presented to the
council of ministers summary of the
economic situation in Russia. The
grain harvest for the current year, the
summary states. was 512,000,000 pools
Ia pood EQUALS thrty-six English
pounds). about $50, 900, 900 bushels above
the five-year average Counting grain
carried from the previous season Rus
sia had available for the current year
4.766.oo0,0o0 poods of grain and pota-
toes, equaling about 3.177 ,0OO, 600
bushels. the excess of the available sur
plus over 1914 amounting to $4,000, 900
pools. equaling about 526.0OO. .O00
bushels
Great Surplus Assured.
Deducting the probable consumption
of the country, it is estimated that the
new available surplus will be about
100000 bushels. Reports regarding
the winter crops are of the most favor
able nature.
According to the sta tement the finan-
clal position of the population is shown
by the growth of savings bank de-
poSltS showed the reaching of the
high-water mark with deposits of 74,-
100000 rubles as against $4,000, 900
rubles in October, 1914. Since the be-
ginning of the war, it was announced,
the savings of the people have in
creased i99,000,000 rubleS and now
amount to 2.40S, 1000. 900 rubles
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Russian Invasion
Is Genuine Menace

2 garia by the forces of the czar. This
particular move has been pending
for weeks. and if late dispatches are
Slavs have actively begun their activi-
ties Furthermore. the Italian govern
E ment has announced it's intention of
sending large forces to assist the Serbs.
Dispatches during the week have
8 stated that an Italian force has been
landed in Albania and now is moving
toward the Serbian arena. French and
British forces continue to land at
Saioniki. and that there naturally will
( be no abatement in this military pro-
cedure is to be expected The Serbians,
although driven from Serbian soil
and sufferisg immense losses. will be
i able to again hurl a force of more
than 100000 men a the enemy as soon
as these forces have peen equipped and
armed Italy and her allies already
are said to have dispatched large
stores of supplies to the Serbians
AT this juncture neither Greece nor
I Rumania can be counted upon definitely
to assist against the Bulgarians and
Germans in the Serbian arena, but even
should they not do so, it now appears
that within the next two months the
? weight of the combined rejuvenated
Serbian, Franco-British. Russian and
Italian forces will be felt. Allied cap
itals are confident that when once the
entente powers place their allotted
strength in the Balkan campaign the
, Germans and Bulgarians will be forced
? back. But should this eventuality ever
arise the allies will be forced to fight
over that mountainous territory con-
= Quered by the Germans at great cost,
: and this fact alone will react against
the chances of eventual achievement of
their desire to rid Serbian soil of the
. enemy.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Size of Russ Army
Depends on Rumania.

ally agreed that her invading army
will number from 100. 900 to 200. 900, the
size largely depending upon whether
or not Rulnania would permit trans
portation over her soil
1t is declared in allied capitals that
the Russian forces operating in Bull
garia will be of sufficient force to
cause the Germans and Bulgarians to
detach further great numbers of their
men from the Serbian arena This in
evitably would lea dto a tightening in
of the allied lines and possibly a de-
termined offensive on Serbian soil
Germany, it is said in Berlin-and the
kaiser even revealed the fact to Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg-cannot de-
tach more troops to the Serbian arena
for the time being, and consequently
every added force the allies send to
this region increases the peril to con-
tinued Teutonic success. But. as has
been often stated, the Germans have
proven their strength repeatedly in the
present war in the face of superior
achieved great victories. There always
is the possibility that even though con-
fronted by immense allied forces in the
Balkan arena they will continue to
maintain the upper hand.
The Balkan arena is sure to hold the
attention of the world for the next sew
eral weeks, not only from the stand
point of military developments, but
diplomatic as well
1t was considered last week that
Greece had definitely given her word
Evening star., 1915-12-05
ALEXANDRIA, AFFA AIRS
Report Shows County's As
Sessed Tax Value $7.452.118.
WILL BE S1O,3 600 IN 1916
Primary for the Nomination of City
Officials Will Be Held
April 4.
BE $40, 300. 600 IN 1916
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 4-The
assessed value of Alexandria county for
the year 1915, as furnished by William
II. Duncan, commissioner of revenue,
including all properties In that county,
is $7.452. Ills. The new land assessment.
which becomes effective next year,
shows the assessed value of all real es-
tate. s7,742aSo
Basing next years assessment OF
tangible and intangible and public
service corporation properties upon
this years returns indicates that the as
sessed land values of the county for
1916 will. Approximately. amount to
So 100000
Included in the tangible property is
the following: Nine hundred and five
horses and mules s50,290: 5S7 cattle,
S1s09o: 2?3 sheep, goats and hogs, ST.
595: 16l vehicles. including automo-
biles. s47.l00; household furniture.
S156,625. mechanics tools and farming
implements. S3,l1G: feHed timber. felled
by other than landowners. 500; $50
watches and clocks. S6.3o5. gold and
silver plated ware. etc. sI.l75; all boats
and watercrafts. $500. Ali other tan
gible property, not enumerated, S56,Sl0,
totaling S341,500.
Value of Intangible Property.
Intangible property is given as fol-
lows Bonds, notes, etc. Si53,io0: all
ca pital not otherwise taxed, outside
state. $4,000; capital of joint stock
|companies. not otherwise taxed, sli7.-
500: all capital of individuals employed
in business, not otherwise taxed, s3i,-
900: all shares of stock of joint stock
companies s3s505; value of estates,
other than moneys held by the court.
S165, 405: bank stock assessed against
banks, S52,700; money on deposit, Sos,-
30S; bonds of counties or cities in this
state. 1900: total amount of incomes
assessed. s50,253: total intangible prop
erty. S696,571.
There are 1873 male inhabitants as
sessed with the head tax. and SOC state
revenue licenses were issued this year.
The primary in this city for the
members of the city council viii lie
held April next and not June g. as
previously stated The election will be
held June 13. The state law provides
that the election for ma yors and coun-
cilmen shall be held the second Tues
day in June and the primary the first
Tuesday in April.
1t also provides that candidates must
file notice of their intention of enter
ing a primary at least sixty days prior
to the date of the primary. All candi-
dates desiring to enter the primary
will therefore, have to file notice of
their candidacy prior to February =
next. Those desiring to enter the race
have. therefore, but sixty days in which
to decide.
Evening star., 1915-12-05

has prevailed over the region for many
DAYS.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Kitchener Plans
Are Not Yet Revealed.

weigh the military situation there.
with view to concerted military ef-
fort on the part of the allies. has re-
turned to London. Although it was
announced that he would make recon-
mendations to the war council Thurs
day as to what the allies should at
tempt in the future. the public has
been kept in the dark as to his recon-
mended course of procedure. That
some plan has been developed which
is of highly important character is in
dicated by his conferences with Presi-
dent Poincare and French military au-
thorities previous to his return to
England Almost simultaneously Sir
John French, commander of the Brit
ish forces in the western arena. ar
rived in London and, it is said, impor-
tant military conferences have been
held in the past few days.
Allied capitals expect the early an
nouncement of military plan on a
stupendous scale, which, it is hoped,
will carry the colors of the entente
powers to victory.
Evening star., 1915-12-05

Russia. it is declared. has a force of
about 100000 men on the Rumanian
Evening star., 1915-12-05

One of the decidedly interesting
events of the week just closed was
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Field Marshal Earl Kitchener Brit
ish secretary for war. who only a short
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Austrians repulse Montenegrins- south
west Of Priboj,
Germans claim capture Of $4,000 Serbi-
ans in seizure of Prisrend Monday.
Quiet prevails along the Franco-British
front in southern Serbia.
Evening star., 1915-12-05

the a ! ! j G s
will chiefly
endeavor to
s e V e r and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-04
REPUBLICAN IS
VICTOR IN CASE
Important Decision to People of
Hettinger County Handed
Down.

An inoortant decision to the PEG.
pie of Hettinger county has Just Deec
handed down by Judge Crawford OF
tho Tenth district. in the eioc;iC~
contest case for states attorney OF
that colny, in which former States
Attorney j. X. Murray, cemccrat. wa :
contestiIg the election OF V. l..
Crane, the republican nominee and
recipient CT the ma jority OF votes east
at the fall election, on th:, grounds
OF fraudulent marking OF ballo;s
The latter secured a complete dis
missal Of tie case o1 the grou-l,ls
CT lnsumclent evlaonce 20 warrant
further proceedings. The friends ol
States Attorney Crane contend there
never were any good reasons TO" in
stituting the contest aui have always
been optimistic and arprahensive OF
favor;ol outcome fer Mr. Crane, end
as viewed bv the cOlrt.
This der-islon. the republicans
claim, removes any se'lOus adverse
sentiment on the part fthe dcmo-
Gratis to thwart the will Of the re-
publican administration In tAat coul:-
ty and are feeling jl.biiant over the
CutsOme of the case.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-04
LAWSON RAPS
Mine owners
Charges Operators With Having
Repeatedly Violated the
Laws.

New York, y. Y, Feb. 3-John r.
Lawson executive board member of
the United Mine Workers Of America,
from the District of Columbia, told
the commission on industrial relations
today that the reason the Colorado
Fnel and Iron company and other op-
orators refuse to deal with organized
labor was that they realized unions
would force them to obey the mining
Jaws, which, he said, they repeatedly
had violated.
Lawson said the only reason the
operations granted the miners any
thing was because "they had seen the
handwriting on the wall, placed there
by the unions The opera tors real
lied, he asserted that the unions not
only would force them to obey the
statutes, but prevent them importing
vast numbers of workers from South
ern Europe who had never seen
mine before. then paying what they
pleased, and keeping them in state
of poverty the rest of their lives.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-04
FARC0.F0RD
BUILDING
4 COLLAPSED | | ]
TWO MEN MISSING; ARE BE-
LIEvED TO BE BURIED IN
THE RUINS OF BUILDING.
CONCRETE WAS NOT SET
Building, When Completed, Would
Have Cost About 100000.

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 3.;-Two floors of
the new building of the Ford Motor
Co., building, which is being construc-
ted on North Broadway, crashed to
the ground while workment were EN-
ployed On the second f oor pouring
concrete and as, a result three men
are in St. Luke's hospital in quite a
serious condition although it is re-
ported that tits believed that they
will live.
The most seriously injured is John
Erickson, carpenter boss, who had his
legs badly crushed and who is other
wise injured. The other seriously in
jured workmen are H. Campbell and
Ernest Kroal, but at this time it is
impossible to tell exactly how badly
injured there two men are. All three
are only conscious part of the time
and Kroal and Campbell are neither
able to see Several other of the
workmen were more or less hurt al
though none Of nature to confine
them to their homes.
The accident happened shortly be-
fore nOOn The WOrkmen were busily
engaged pouring concrete on the sec
ond floor of the building when work
men noticed the floor begin to sag.
They gave the cry Of alarm and all
rushed to make their escape, which
probably accounts for as efw being
hurt as was the case.
Damage to Building Big.
The damage to the building is large
known as it has not yet been estimat-
Just what the loss will be is not
ed by the Ford Motor Co., which are
erecting the building itself bv day
labor. However it viii be big as two
floors are practically a total loss and
a portion OF the nortss side of the
building caved in.
The cause of the giving way of the
structure has not been fixed, but the
indications are that work was started
on the second floor before the con.
crete on the first floor had been thor
oughly set. 1t would seem that this
is the case, as the reinforcing rods
are now bare of all concrete and are
bent downward instead of being brok.
en- off.
The building, when completed,
would have cost in the neighborhood
of 100000. 1t was being constructed
entirely of reinforced concrete and
would have been one of the best struc-
lures in the city. The loss will be
heavy one to the Ford Motor Co., not
only in the building itself, but in the
delay that will now he caused in COM
pleting the structure. Just how much
of the structure will have to be re-
is doubtful. A large part
of the cribbing will have to be rebuilt.
Two Men Missing.
Late this afternoon it was discov-
cred that Nelson and Hall, two work
men who were in the building when
it collapsed. are missing and it is al
most certain that they are buried un.
der the ruins. ....
When this discovery was made, the
fire department was again called out
and a large crew OF men was set to
work in the attempt to dig out the
men.
1t is feared that they will not be
found alive, however, as they are un.
buried under the great
mass of ruins.