, 1916-02-16
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Paris, Feb. 12th.-The Salonica C, RES
pondent Of the "Petit Parisien'' teleeraphs
that French troops crossed the Vardar river
on February 10th and are now encamped on
the right bank Of the river and in the region
Of I~janitza and Vera. The town Of Vera is
an important railway station on the line be-.
tween Salonica and Mona~tir.
Paris, Feb. 12th-A despatch from Rome
says that according to the Durazzo cores
pendent OF the Idea Nnzionale," the
strength of the Austrian forces now march
ing on Durazzo is estimated at 3 1000 men.
The rest of the invading army, the CORES
pendent says, is engaged in qua dug the
country behind the advancing troops. He
adds that the disarmament of MouteneUro
is not yet completed, and parts Of tile little
kingdom have not been occupied as Il result
of the vigorous resistance of the followers
of General MartinOyitch.
Berlin, Feb. 12th--The Berlin newspapers
publish dispatches from the United States
announcing that it is expected that the Wash
lngtun Administrator will issue a W warning to
Americans not TO travel on merchantmen
which are armed. The newspapers say that
this announcement comes at a timely moment
to confirm the hopes entertained in Germany
that the new policy enunci0ted in the Cor
man Memorandum, which declares that armed
merchantmen will be treated by Germany
after February 29th as warships, would be
found to conform to the revised ideas of the
American State Department on the conduct
of submarine warfare, and hence tend 10
simplify in the future the situation between
Germany and America on this issue. OH
cial licles felt bu little apprehension re-
garding the reception of the Memorandum
by the American Government or the
possibility that it would complicate the
settlement of the "Lusitania" issue. 1t
is stated that a report from B ron Zvje-
denek Won SudenhoIst, the Austro Hungari-
an Charge d'Affaires at Washington, d4scrib-
ing % conversation with Secretary Lansing
regarding the disarmament proposals, has
given the German and Austrian Government
a definite idea of the American position.
TIL main anxiety felt by the German author
tiles has been in regard to the reception
which would be accorded to the Mamorun-
dunn by the Press and public opinion in the
United States. The German Press is unani-
nous in expressing commentator of the
Memorandum, which, however, does not 90
far enough to satisfy some of the wri-
tiers. Count Reventlow, for instance, SAYS
that insistence should be made on "tbe in
herent right of the German nation to make
use of any weapon which it needs in the
struggle for existence. He adds: cit is
more important for the German Empire and
its people that unrestricted use be made Of
the submarine weapon on Great Britain's COM
merce than that good relations should be
conserved with the United States.
Amsterdam, 'Feby. 12th.-A suggestion
of the possibility of the conclusion of peace
in the near future is made by Baron von
Zeidlitz of the Prussian Diet, according to the
"Vossiche Zeltung." The newspaper quotes
him as saying: Gas regards the destruction o.
Germapy's aims in the war, in view of tho
present war situation, the conclusion OF
peace in the near future is not Impossible, and
therefore the announcement of our funda-
mental inns in the war appears to be nee
cessary if the voice of the people is to be
heard at the right, time" Baron Zeidlilz
is the leader of the Free Conservatives in
the Prussian Diet. Wide circulation was
given to an article published by him on Sep
tember 9th 1914, in the "Berliner Taoe-
blatt" in thich he urged the desirability
of the war being pushed strongly" and
with RECKLESS energy" by the German
military forces in the field, and by the
administration of territories under Ger
man control in Belgium.
London, Feby. 12th.-The "Daily Ex-
press to-day gives prominence to des-