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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
SULTAN PROMISES VICTORY
Praises Turkish Armies in Opening
New Parliament

Berlin, Nov. I6.-In his speech OMEN
ing the Turkish Parliament. the Sultan
said:
"Our political relations with our
allies, based on mutual faith and sin
ceity. are being strengthened. As |
told you. in a speech last year, We shall
continue the war on all fronts, giving
mutual assistance. until there has been
obtained peace which guarantees de-
velopment of the particular aptitudes
and natural qualities of our countries.
ave maintain friendly relations with
neutrals.'
The Sultan eulogized the achieve
ments of Turkish troops. He said that
after the abolition Of the capituations,
granting extra territorial rights 70 for
cigners, Turkey began negotiating with
Germany to regulate their legal rcla-
tons on the basis of European laws
and reciprocity. lie hoped the agree
mcnt would soon be ratified
The Sultan dwelt on the achieve
ments at the Dardanelles. at Kut-el-
Amara aud in Persia, saying: "One of
our aims in the war is 20 obtain good
conditions for the free evolution Of
Persia"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

NIAi va tttr~f
Steadily and relentlessly they posneU
forward until, at o'clock. they earrieu
me FIRST ridge with an overwhelming
rusb An hour later the second roge
WAS in their hands.
The troops had been fighting cease
lesslv for six hours. but the third ana
most important summit was su!l IN '"e
possession Of the enemy.
Take Last Ridge in Dark
Tho Serbian commander then called
ON his soldiers for the final eforr
They responded nobly, and IN .he
Gathering dusk massed themselves Tor
the suureme blow. Foot by foot they
fought their way 10 the summit. II
was pitch dark before they got within
,naroing distance, and their progress
could be followed only by the fash oil
,ifes and the fares Of bursting shells.
sudden attempt by the Bulgarians
to reinforce the threatened positions
was checked by a we'll directed curtain
Of ire from the heavy French batteries
Nothing could withstand the mai
,,,sb Of the Serbian infantry, and at I
o'clock the third ridge was captured.
How irresistible was this final charge
was shown by the fact that the Bull
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
KING OF GREEKS
FOR THE ALLIES,
PEOPLE BELIEVE
Has Convinced Them of His
Sincerity, View in
Court Circles

Athens, Nov. 16.-Court circles in
Greece base the greatest hopes on the
visits of General Roques, French Min
ister of War. and NJ. Benazet, member
of the French Chamber Of Deputies. II
is stated that the King believes he has
persuaded both Of his absolute sin
eerity and the groundlessness of the
suspicion that the Greek royal family
has ever been hostile to the Entente
Powers.
Prince Nicholas, in an interview, Lard
stress on the fact that the King had re-
peatedly given his royal word that he
would not under any circumstances at
tack the Allied troops, as lately had
been assumed in some quarters was the
sovereign's purpose in concentrating
forces in Thessaly.
Prince Nicholas reviewed the stems
King Constantine had taken 10 JON
with the Allies TWO months ago, ana
declared that if he had not met WIN
success this could not be attributed 10
the King.
Prince Nicholas said the purpose OF
his and Prince Andrews visits TO Lon
don. Paris and Petrograd had been 70
convince the Allied powers of the real
intentions Of me Greek sovereign. lie
expressed satisfaction that the. winter
season prevents the prospect OF lmme-
diate military action on the Salonica
front and gives time to adjust public
opinion, not only in England, France
and Russia, but in Greece as well. tow
ard a possible change in the attitude
of the Greek government in the spring.
King Constantine's viewpoint. accord
ing to the prince, was that the entry
of Rumania into the war on the side
of the Allies had proved a weakness to
them. instead of an assistance. and the
King was not willing even to consider
any action on the part of Greece which
might be susceptible of having SINH
lar effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

porod.n ard Velushius .near me no
SOU. liCaa 'i
soma. Nor -''t Quo '''
report says
All dsv our position 900 me MONA
I'm plain was subjected 20 Nlo'enss
enemy artillery Ere. especially cas- o.
10 railway. Vigorous enemy attacS7
failed before the obstinate resistance
Of our troops. and the enemy VINO
penetrated our li..s az some pom
p,se annihilatcd. Ne counted over 9oo
4osd M front of one Of our battal sons.
In The Cerns bend heavy hghtinf
took mace and the Bulgarian and Ger
man .roops withdrew 20 positions ho''"
of Tepavtsi and ChegeL
THE enemy. who had succeeded ii.
gaining temporary possession o. heie",
I2l2 north Of Chogel. was driven oacN
by our counter attack.
Berlin. Nor. I6.-To-dop's ot'c'H'
report says:
Macedonia: Prepared new positions
in the River Cerna sector we're occu-
picd. on the Struma River there were
skirmishes OF patrols.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
SarraI Gives Serbs Most Crucial
Point on Entire Macedonian Line

Il. On that date the Bulgarians began
q furious offensive
on the one hand they attacked the
Serbian positions on the Mogle
range. irving to hurl the defenders
back on TO the plain, and on the other
hand they attacked the town Of Flo
rina. with the object of driving the
Serbian army at that point to the
other side of the Ostrovo.
Attack Proves Failure
The Bulgarian plan was revealed by
documents found on Bulgarian officers
taken prisoner The attack was in
trusted TO the First Bulgarian Army
Its mission was TO drive the Serbs from
their positions on the Moglenc range
and TO occupy a line running from the
Lake Of Ostrovo along the base OF the
mountains.
II the plan had succeeded the Serbian
army would have been forced to fall
back on the intrenched camps of Sa-
lonica. as in the plain it would not
have found positions capable o. pro-
longed defence This offensive was be-
gun Just at the moment Rumania en-
tered the war. and the evident desire
Of the Bulgarians was TO infict u crush
ing defeat on the Serbians, so as to be
able to send troops from the Mace
donian front 20 reinforce its army on
the Dobrudja front.
The effort. however proved disas-
trous. Not only did their attacks on
the Serbian positions at Katunat2 and
Polar. though executed by over 1000
men. fail completely, but the Bulgar'
ians were driven from certain OF their
positions by furious Serbian counter
attacks.
BY August 2l they had been driven
almost completely from Mount Netre.
mix and Mount kukurus. All they held
was "A few positions on the crests. The
Serbian success on the Netrenik was
particularly important, as it is one OF
the highest points Of the Moglene
range.
ON August 22 the slopes of the noun
tains were in the hands of the Serbs
while the crests were still held by the
enemy. The fact that King Peters
soldiers stormed their way up the
rocky sides of these precipitous noun
taius speaks volumes for their dash
and tenacity and the brilliant fashion
in which they we're led.
The Bulgarian losses were very
great On the first day Of their Of.
fensive they had 400 killed and COG
wounded. The following day entire
regiments were decimated. Bulgarian
dead lay heaped up BY hundreds Their
losses were so great that their troops
were completely discouraged. and they
practically abandoned the offensive.
The successful defence Of the Serbs
was OF the greatest importance. II
! the enemy had succeeded in piercing
the Serbian lines the position Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Petrograd Thinks Danger
Has Passed in Rumania

Petrogrsd, Nov l6.-lntermittent ac-
tivity continues on the three main sec
tors Of the Russian southwestern 'front.'
the region Of the Stokhod, the Ha-
licz- Brzezany front and the thlckly
wooded country of the Carpathians'
where the Austro- Germans have re-
Gently concentrated forces in an at
tempt 10 drive wedge between the
Russian and Rumanian armies.
Russian attention is now directed
mainly toward the Rumanian theatre
where most Of the Russian military eK-
perts believe the crisis is past. The
recent arrival Of Russian forces on the
Pennsylvania front is thought 10 have
eased the situation in that quarter and
removed the danger of further adj
vance by Won Falkenhayn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
ADVERTISEMENT

and concerted. Rumania become, o..
feebled, If the thrust Of the Csst,,
Powers coming from the north or v,,.
succeeds; If Won Falkenhayn and ".
Mackensen join their armies IA 4,
direction of Dobrudja. then v. I'll
see, instead OF a definite eneirelIrt !,
the Central Powers. the doors Of D.
Orient opened widely 70 the ensny, ~
the left flank of the Russians, pr,.
ously covered By the neutrality Orr.
mania. will be directly threatened
Must Face the Truth
That is the truth; il must be l,ss.t
IN the face. The Germans po~ that
and they prove it by the immens'y Il
their effort"
NJ. Cruppi spoke Of the splendid .,
forts Of Rumanis. but said il was no
sufficient for the Allies that RASH
each day was increasing her forc,s h
Dobrudja and the Csrpathisna n
actions Of the Allies on the Sslcnie
front, he declared, must each day !
more united. more vigorous. This ",
the most rapid road TO victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
In. sre withdrawing on The LEI,

rams are Withdrawing on me lev
rs Of the Brook OF Minor.
On the Cema front IN spite OF ~ n
and snow. our offensive has continued
yi,torously in the boud Of the river.
Here the lighting was % extreme Sc.
verify. The violent counter attacks o.
The Germano- Bulgarian troops, deilv-
cred during the night Of November l.
Is. did not succeed az any point m
penetrating our advance. and they re
suited m very heavy losses for the
enemv. -Four hundred German PRISON
ers are now in our hands.
Franco Serbian troops, continuing
,toir success 20 the north O. IepsVts ].
ave made progress n he direction OF
laraShok.
TO the west q the Cerns the enemy
.,de. The influence o. our sruhery
-rr I'D. the energetic pressure eNer'e0
.r. r by our infantry, abandoned
their principal position.
had been fortlfying TOT
Two months
.....co-R Russian forces pursuing We
enemy in the plain 20 the nor'h o.
kc-ah have reached the night hanN
~ The River Viro. siN kilometres ,i3Hr
o,,Ies1 20 the south % Nonastir. We
nave occupied the villages OF Jaoyah''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

Ueadouarters of the Serbian Army,
Sa.onica. Oct. 2J.-When the history
fof the operations Of the Army Of the
Orient comes to be written there viii
he no more glorious page in it than
that which will record the share borne
bv the Serbian army. King Peters
army. which the Central Powers fond
lv believed twelve months ago to be a
beaten and vanquished army, to-day
again face its enemies with courage
undsmayed and with an uncrushable
confidence in the justice Of its cause
and iu its coming victory.
General Sarrail. the commander in
chief Of the Army Of the Orient, paid
the Serbian army the high compli-
ment Of assigning to II as its field OF
action the most formidable portion of
the line. the towering mountain range
Of Moglene. a natural fortress Of al
most impregnable strength. This
mountain range is the natural barrier
defending the plain Of Monastir
Peaks Rise 10000 Feet.
The average height Of the mountains
about 5000 feet, though az several
points this rs exceeded, the cloud
capped SUBMITS Of the gigantic Kai-
rakcalan towering up 10000 feet
above the plain. These mountains are,
Tor the most part. bare masses OF
granite. denuded Of vegetation and
rising step by step by precipitous
cliffs. up which an attacking force has
20 Chamber, often on hands and knees.
IL was in this region that. on July
%. the Serbian army began the attack
on the Bulgarians. On that day the
Serbs drove back the enemy from GER
tain positions in the Moglene range,
notably the villages of Polar and
Strujsino. On the following day the
Bulgarians brought up reinforeements,
and for twenty eight hours a violent
battle ragged. Both sides repeatedly
attacked with the bayonet, but, in spite
IF every effort. the Bulgarians were
nowcrlcss 20 regain the lost positions.
Failed to Reach SUBMITS
The vigor and the precision Of the
Serbian artillery fire proved too much
for the enemy But az the same time
the success Of the Serbians was only
partial. for though they succeeded IN
gaining footing on the rocky sides
Of the mountain range the Bulgarians
e,ill held the SUBMITS.
During the drst half of August there
was a lull in the fighting, which the
Bulgarians made use OF 10 strongly
ntrench themselves and line their
front with barbed wire entanglements
Hostilities were resumed on Angus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
HOPPER GERMAN AIR CHIEF
New Board Formed In Recosnitioa Of
Aviation's Importance

London, Nov. l6.-Lisutenan, Cen
eraI Won Hopper has been placed IN
command of the new aviation board q
Germany, according to an Official ber-
lin announcement. The new board has
control of all aviation and snti-sirersfi
requirements Of the German army a.;
has been formed in recognition Of the
increasing importance Of aerial war
favc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
SHIP EXPLOSION KILLS $50
Russian Ammunition Steamer Blows
Up in Archsngel Harbor

London. Nov. 16.-The Stockholm
ALTON Tilningen" says that several
days ago the Russian ammunition
steamer Baron Breeeni blew up at
krchangel. killing $50 persons and
wounding $50 others, according 20 the
Exchange Telegraph Company.
Another steamer. the dispatch adds.
was also destroyed. Several buildings
and two barracks were burned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17

lery bombardment is taking place over
the whole front. In the neighborhood
Of Lake Narocz and on several sections
along the River Stokhod this lombard
ment was above the average intensity
I'm the region north of Chelvov our
artillery. using shells charged with
chemicals. successfully bombarded the
enemy's position
ON the Narayuvka River. in the re
Qion Of the village OF Lipnicadolna
(southeast Of Lemberg). the Germans
made an energetic attack in an en-
deavor to capture the positions we
took yesterday. Two successive as
saults were beaten back by our fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Serbs Storm Cliffs
Under Hail of Fire
Continued from page !

effort About o'clock could see long columns OF infantry P
tho village and swarning the slope Of Mount Cnuke ID
ryv gn the Bulgaans possessed was brought 70 pear
i tho serbian are past at taking advantage Oh
every nossibe bit Of protection. - .ho hanks
I5 COO then, crawling through the ravnes between he Dams
49,. ra+orcour in the powders ana -, -
here that nature provided barriers against the outlets anu
of h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
FRANCE WARNED
TO SAVE RUMANlA
New Ally's Aid Vital, Says
Jean Cruppi-Urges Big
ger SaIoniCa Drive

Paris. Nov. i6.-Jean Cruppi FORMER
" Minister of Foreign Affairs, speak
ing at a meeting to-day presided over
bv Professor Paul Painleve, Minister
of Public Instruction. outlined the i'm
portance of the Intervention Of Ru-
mania on the side Of the Allies in the
war.
As a result Of Rumania's particips-
ton. the Allied armies are now al VI
sova. from which point. he said, they
would be able to advance toward
Budapest It is only sixty miles from
Kalafat to Nish. through which passes
the railway connecting the Central
movers with the East.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Russians Put Turks to Flight

Petrograd. Nov. l6.-"In the dires
ton of Bidjar our detachments have
driven the Turks out Of the regon'
of Kozazsk and Djan-el-Aksk, south o
Sultanabad,' says an official s,atensn'
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Menace Turks and Bulgars

He pointed out. also, that it is only
$50 miles from the advanced positions
on the Salonica front to the DANUBE
and that the Russo-Rumanian armies
have natural path through Dubrudls
toward Sofia and Constantlnople'
Dorna Vatra, whore the Entente Al
lies have been lighting successfully
overlooks the Plains Of Hungary.
These considerations. he urged. are
sufficient to show the importance oil
the Rumanan front in the plans oil
the Entente.
But" continued NJ Cruppi. IF Ia
default Of action vigorous. immediate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Falkenhayn % Miles Past
Border Striking at the
CraiOva Line
60 MILES
FROM BUCHAREST
Mackensen, Retreating,
Burns Villages, PetrOgrad
Says-Denied by Berlin

London. Nov. 16.-Falkenhayn's drive
into Western Rumania is unchecked
Both in the jul and the Alt valleys
the Rumanians are falling back before
the invading armies. apparently offer
ing little resistance.
Bucharest admits that King Ferdi'
nand's troops have fallen back to Aresul
and Radacnesti, on the right bank OF
the Alt, and to Capaciosa, twenty-five
miles south of Vulcan Pass.
Sixty Miles from Bucharest
The Teutons thus are only about
sixty miles from Bucharest They are
pushing along the railway that follows
the jul Valley TO Craioya. and have
captured the important station OIL
Tergu-Jiu. Further east they arc NOV
ing down the jul Valley to cut the
railway from Craiova 10 the Rumanian
capital.
On the rest Of the Transylvania front
the Rumanian line is holding. In tho
Oituz pass sector King Ferdinand
troops attempted a counter blow, bur
this was turned by the Germans. The
Russians in the three-corner country
also made an effort to advance, but dc
not succeed.
Dobrudja Reports Conflict
In the Dobrudja the situation CON
tinues to be obscure. Berlin, denying
that the Russians have taken Bonasoio
on the Danube, declares that only pa
troll engagements have taken place. bu'
Petrograd insists that the Teuton re
treat continues and that Mackensen Is
turning villages behind him. Bucha
rest. however, does not bear out TINS
statement
A Bucharest dispatch forwarded from
Romo 10 the Wireless Press says sno"
Is falling in the Carpathians, where the
cold is intense. In Dobrudja torrential
rains have fallen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-17
Bucharest, Nor. 16.-To-doyS Oft
cinl reDOrt says:

Bucharest, Nor. 16.-To-doys off,
ciol report says:
On the Western Modavian frontier
the enemy attacked without success at
several points. We took eighty prs
oners and captured two machine guns
In the region of Drageslavele the
enemy attacked violently. He was re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
In the valley of the Alt violent en-
oagements took place on the left bank
Our troops were withdrawn toward
Areful and Radacinesti On the rlgh'
bank we have maintained our position
In the region Of the jul we also re-
tired in the direction of Capacloasa
southeast Of Targujiu, and OF SarbestI
south Of Targujiu.
Conditions along the Danube are I'M
changed.
Petrograd, Nov. 1C.-To-ddy's off,
cial report says:
Transylvania-in the region north Of
Tolesh (south of Dorna Watra) the
enemy took the offensive, but was re-
pulsed by our rife and machine gun
fire. After stubborn battle our troops
captured from the enemy fortified
height southeast of Tolesh and took
prisoner one officer and 100 men ant
captured three machine guns.
In the region Of Campulung fierce
fighting is continuing. The enemy,
who is supporting his attacks by bonn
bardments with a great number OF
heavy guns, is suffering enormous
losses and all enemy attacks up 70 the
present have been beaten back. The
Rumanians are holding their positions.
In the valleys of the rivers Alt and
! jul obstinate fighting has taken place
Dobrudja.- have made further
| progress southwark. The retreatlne
enemy liz continuing to set Rumsnian
villages on fire.
Eastern (Russian) front.-An artil'
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
EMPIRES SPORTING DOPE
RINe-MAT AND eEMERAL ITEMs

SO stated that the financial situa- tlon would be bettered if both Port land and Vernon were dropped from tho circuit, provided that two other cities were found to take their places. Four team leagues, he said, were not os a rule successful owing to the lack of interest in event Of one of the teams gaining g bis lead over the otLers.
 Berry admitted that there was more than a little thought given to the possibility of an Steam circuit.
 San Jose, Sacramento. Fresno and ogden, Utah. have been mentioned as possible additions although noth- ing definite has been done in any of these cities.
 Jack Atkins, who headed the Sac ramento team in 1913 and 1914, is Of the opinion that the capital city now is ready to support club and would prove to be a better paying proposition than Portland.
 "The two years l was in the league" he said, "we played only one series in Portland in which our share of the receipts was enough to pay the salaries of the Sacra- mento players, notwithstanding the fact that Portland won the pennant both of these years"
 Berry declined to go, into, details concerning the situation, at' Port lanod but said that baseball busi- ness there had been far from good for four years aud that so far this season bad weather coupled with the fact that the Portland club has proved a losing aggregation had brought about a decided dwindling of receipts there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
Girl Some Swimmer.

Anna Mayhall, the little Seattle girl who won the sprint races at the Washington Nat and Crystal Pool, at Seattle, won the race of three miles and one-third in the William cite River at Portland last week, Her >time was hours, 4 minutes and 51 1-5 seconds.
 Twenty-two men started in a race over the same distance, three minutes before six women dived into the water Only seven men finished the long journey, but five O! tne six women went the whole route. Anna finished seventh in the race. leading all of the women and coming in behind the sixth man in the race. She beat her nearest woman competitor by thirty minutes.
 The little girl, who is small for her age, finished as fresh as any of the men, and her remarkabel en- dmance excited comment.
 She is a pupil of Don Vickers former instructor at the Washing ton Nat, and he accomp nied her in the swim. She used the trudgeon stroke and she travelled trough the water like an eel The night before she left Seattle she cleaned up in the women's races the opening night at Crystal Pool. She is spending her vacation at Newport, oregon, and she swims in the ocean just as well as she does in fresh water.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28
Tennis Grows POpular

One of the signs of the increas- ing growth of popularity of lawn tennis Is the great number of in- yentions and patents in recent years which have applied solely to the game. Their number is rapid ly becoming more formidable, among them being novel practice boards, a form much neglected by newer play CTS. and treatment for the surfaces of courts. together with new appar- atus for quickly perfecting the playing surfaces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-28

on the estate which was left him by his father.
 The elder Morgans estate was ap- praised last week at $7S,14O.OOO, of which S53,GS4.OOO went to the pres ent q. P Morgan.
 Nearly all of the amount made by the present Morgan was earned through intuition orders and com missions on loans. the Morgan firm having received commission of 2 per cent on all munitions and sup plies purchased by the British gov ernment Those purchases during 1915 and 1916 will foot mp no less than S2,OOO.OO0.O0O.
 Loans placed for foreign govern ments now aggregate $1.5OOOO0,OOO on which the Morgan firm received a commission. as 1t did in selling for the British hundreds and hun dreds of millions of foreign-owned American securities. No one has ever made money like that in this or any other country.