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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29
EEURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1915.
G0MpULS|0N BILL MOVES ON,
PASSED SECOND READING BY
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Archbishop of Canterbury Bcstows
BenedictiOn on Measure as Effort to
Meet Situation.

London, Jan. 25.--The house of
lords without division passed the sec
ond reading Of the military service bill
this afternoon.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne, minis
ter without portfolio, spoke strongly
of the necessity Of enacting the meas
Lure.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in
the course Of the debate, bestowed a
lbenedictiOn on the measure, saying he
regarded it as a plain, straightforward,
Vigorous effort to meet a situation ex-
ltraordinarily difficult.
Earl Curzon, lord privy councillor,
in concluding the debate, expressed
the opinion that the most serious crit
icism of the bill was made by those
who contended that it does not go
far enough.
The Earl Of Derby, director of re-
cruiting, said he was convinced that
the bill when imposed on the country
would not make the disturbance in in
dustrial circles that many had pre-
Idicted. He said he was more fright
ened by the extent of the exemptions
granted by the government than by
the reductions in men available for
military service made by the measure.
Since his report was made four lists
of reserved occupations had been is
sued ,and he could not help being ap-
prehensive when he learned that no
less than 100000 badges exempting
men from military service had been
issued in four days last week.
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FOUND DEAD IN THE ROAD.
Body of Young Man Picked up at Spar.
tanburg.

Spartanburg, Jan. 25.-The body
or young white man, believed to be
L. A. Busbee, of Fountain City, Tenn.
was picked up early this morning on
the tracks of the Southern Railway
near the union passenger station.
Letters found in his possession and
the testimony of VIII Woods, a young
white man from Charlotte, establish
ed the identity of the body. Woods
said he had seen Busbee in Charlotte
yesterday and, though he did not know
mis- name, Busbce told him he was on
MS way to his home near Knoxville,
and that he feared he was taking
pneumonia.
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ShackI,fOrd Measure Sent to Senate,
washington, Jan. 26.--The Shackel.
ford good roads bill. carrying an ap.
preparation OF $25, 200. 900 to aid the
States In improving their post roads,
was passed by the house late today.
Isl to 81. Three members voted
present"
States would share In appropria-
ton on the basis Of their population
and the number of their post roads.
The money would be disbursed
through the various State highway
commissions.
opponents of tho measure insisted
that this proposed appropriation would
be only the forerunner to REQUESTS for
others of similar nature. Repre.
'entativca from the larger cities gen
orally opposed tho projection on the
ground that the roads would be OF
general benefit but would 60 to favor
cd sections of rural districts.
1t was freely predicted that strong
opposition would be encountered in
the senate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-29
sALUDA MAN DIES IN COLUMBIA.
Oscar Smith Alleged to Have Been
Shot by Matt Berry.

Columbia, Jan. 26.-Oscar Smith,
who is alleged to have been shot in
the abdomen early Monday morning
in Saluda county by Matt Berry, died
at a Columbia hospital last night at
1880 o'clock, following an operation.
He was brought to Columbia in an au-
tomobile. Mrs. Smith arrived in CO.
lumbia during the day. Mr.. Smith was
81 years old. The cause of the shoot
ing is unknown.
According to a report from Saluda,
Mr.. Smith was shot by Berry at a
house which they were building Mon
day morning at 1 o'clock. Smith re-
turned the fire, wounding Berry in
the shoulder. it is alleged.
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BOOSTING JUDGE HyDRIck.
HIS FRIENDS ARE LEAVING NO
STONE UNTURNED TO INFLU.
ENCE PRESIDENT WILSON.
Current Resolution Adopted Recon-.
mending Judge Hydrick for Place
Oh United States Supreme Bench
Equal Suffrage Amendment Pro.
posed by Senator Carlisle.
The house this

Columbia, ia The house this
morning agreeS > senate concur
rent resolution $ horsing D. E.
Hydrick' Ass0 $ istice of the State
Supreme Gov Ajustice of the Fed.
eral supren 5 4 to succeed the late
Justice La = II Augusta, Ga. The
resolution = amends his appoint
ment to dent Wilson and prises
Justice : fck's efficiency. Several
days Q name of, Justice Hydrick
was hted to the president by
Con ian Nichols of South Caro-
Senator Carlisle today introduced in
the senate a resolution placing a con-
stitutional amendment allowing equal
suffrage in a general referendum cleo
ltion. The resolution was referred to
the judiciary committee. A similar
amendment allowing a like constitu-
tional amendment by legislative vote
was killed in the house last week by a
vote of 81 to 81.
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sUFFRAGETTES INTERVIEW WILL.
SON.
Hc Tells Them lie Will Not Endorse
Proposed Amendment.

Proposed Amendment.
New York. Jan. 27.-A hundred wo-
men besieged President Wilson at the
waldorf this morning, seeking his en-
dorsement Of the federal amendment
for equal suffrage. The president will
address three thousand ministers at
noon, and deliver two addresses to-
night to the railway business men,;
association and the moving picture
board of trade. Mrs. Wilson is along.
The president consented to see the
women later.
PRESIDENT Wilson told tho women
mat he would not endorse the amend
ment, saying that he believed the suf-
iraSc question for the States to set :
tie individually. and not a national is.
sue. He said, 81 am not opposed 70
suffrage. proved that by upholdine
It In my own State of New Jersey. But
II Is not national question"
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MAY BRIDGE SAVANNAH.
Andersen County i'm This State and
Hart County i'm Georgia Interested.


Hart County i'm Georgia Interested.
Columbia, Jan. 26.-Anderson coun-
ty in this State and Hart county in
Georgia will likely cooperate in the
erection of a steel bridge across Sa-
vannah river. Well developed agri-
cultural communities lie on each side
of the river and there is much travel
between the two counties. Ferries are
at present the only means Of crossing
the river.
Anderson county legislative dele
cation has approved the project i'm
principle, although details are to be
discussed at a hearing appointed to
be held next Saturday. 1t may be
that provision for Anderson's share
OF the expense will be made in the
supply bill, or special act NAV be
offered empowering the county COM
missioners to proceed with the work
when an agreement shall have been
reached with Hart county.
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y y = Z Il 4
the court to the master or special
referee. with instructions to take the
Testimony and report the same to the
court with his findings of fact, and
shall be tried by the court without a
jury, as in such cases provided by
law.
"a. 1t is further agreed that it
will not be required that any Of the
said taxes paid under protest shall
be deposited with the State treasurer,
as required under section 461, but it
is agreed and consented to that said
taxes so paid under protest may be
held and used by the various county
treasurers and the State treasurer as
if no protest had been made. This
agreement being, of course, subject
to the conditions that the rights of
none of the parties to this agree
ment, or Of the State, shall be pref
udiced by reason of this agreement,
and is without prejudice to the rights
of the plaintiffs to maintain the ac-
tion for the recovery of the said taxes
alleged to be illegally and wrong
fully assessed and collected"
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AGREE TO PRISONERS Elk.
~ CHANGE.

Red Cross Intercedes for Tubercular
soldiers, Who Win be Sent to Swiss
Mountains.
Paris. Jan. 26.-Through the In
ternational Red Cross. Germany and
France agree to exchange tubercular
prisoners. but instead of sending them
home will take them into the Swiss
mountains at the governments ex-
pense.
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NEW NOTE FROM BRITAIN.
England Says Seizure of Mails Was
Legal and Rejects American De-
mandS.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Great Brit
aims reply to the American note pro-
testing on the mails seizure, arrived
today. 1t is understood that it re-
jccts the American demands and up
holds the seizure as legal. Another
note Of protest is to be sent.
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woRKMEN AGAINsE 3foNscRIp-
TION!. H.

Trades Union Confcsel1ss Rcports
Overwhelming Vote eainst Army
Service. 80
Bristol. Eng. Jan. 27 By an over
whelming vote Of 1.79eAQ0 to 21s.-
900 the trades uniou (. conference
adopted resolution asalnst con-
scription. Observation-Disclosures cheer
ing greeted the announH4ment of the
result. .sR
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CHARGES VIOLATION OF LAW.
DR.. Patterson of Barnwell Wants In
vcstiSation to Know il Supt. Asylum
is Receiving More Salary than Law
Allows.

Columbia, Jan. Ex-senator Patter-
son, Of Barnwell, introduced in the
senate today a resolution calling on
the solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult to investigate the report that DR..
Fred Willmas, superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insane was re-
ceiving compensation larger than that
provided by law ard to take such ac-
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TEST Case ON MILL TAXES.
TRIAL TO COME OFF IN GREEN.
WOOD COUNTY HOLDS ALL
PARTIES.
Cotton Mills and Banks Allegc That
They Were Made to Pay More Than
Their Share of TaxeS-Thrce Inn
pOrtant Features Agreed to.

Columbia, Jan. 26.-Thomas H.
Peoples, attorney general, and F. Bar
ron Grier yesterday reached an agree
1nent in the matter of litigation relat-
ing to assessment and collection of
taxes on certain cotton mills and
banks. Suits had been filed in sew
eral counties. The mills and banks
included in the agreement are repre-
sented by Grier, Park & Nicholson or
Greenwood and Dean G. Cothran Of
Greenville. Under the agreement both
i sides will abide by the verdict in the
cases Of the Grendel mills and the
Cambridge bank against H. Graham
Payne, county treasurer Of Greenwood
county. ,
The suits have been instituted "for
' the recovery of certain alleged un-
lawfully assessed and collected taxes,
paid under protest"
! The agreement provides:
( 81. That the case first above stated
: shall be deemed a test case and the
result thereof determinative of all
the other cases in which complaints
have not been served.
'2. That it shall not be necessary
for the attorney general to give no.
tice of appearance in any of the last
mentioned cases, or for the plaintiff 8
attorneys to serve complaints there
in, or for the attorney general to
serve answers therein; but in the
event of a recovery by plaintiff in the
Grendel mills case Cambridge
bank), the said attorneys shall
furnish a statement Of the amounts
claimed in the other cases which
shall be made as the basis of judg.
4 ments therein, which s statement
~ there ttorney general so de.
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TROUBLE IN BROWNSVILLE.

Official Report of Capture OF United
States Soldiers.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Major An
derson, commanding the 18th infantry
stationed at Mercedes. Texas, wired
the war department this morning con-
firmation of the report that two
American soldiers were captured, and
four drowned near Brownsville. The
Official story is the same as the press
dispatches. A searching party was
hred on. The bodies have not been
recovered.
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Germans Push Omcnsivc.

Berlin. Jan. 25.-Thc Germans con-
tinue their offensive In Artois. They
captured French guns and a hundred
prisoners at Ncuvilic.
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Mines Destroy German Trenches.
Berlin. Jan. 2s.-The war offlce ad-
mits that successful French mining
operations In Argonne resulted in the
destruction Of some German trench
es.
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Rnsiish Women Must Work ON Firms
to Save Country.
London. Jan. 25.--Lord Selborne.
PRECEDENT Of tho government asricul-
tural board. announces that England
must have women farmers II the
country is to survive the war. The
rural districts viii be canvassed for
'-omon who will do farm work.
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Corfu, Jan. 26.-Nikola Pasitch. the
Serbian premier, said today: Ser
bia is not beaten, while Serb remains
yet alive. We are with the Allies till
our last breath. Our sufferings only
exalt our fidelity to the cause. Give
US food and we will fight to the end.
No other peace is satisfactory"
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, ,PRdTEsT AcAIN3F NstaFrffON
Two Millien British workmen Threat:
en- Universal Strike. ~

Bristol. Eng. Jan. 2e.--Six hundred
delegates representing two million
British lai'orers. met here today de-
nouncins transcription. The leaders
Of the railway men and miners threat
en- universal strike If CONSUMPTION
is adopted.
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London. Jan. 2t.-Walter Runciman
announced I'm the house OF commons
today that the British government has
determined to make an exhaustive in
vestisation into tho sinking Of the
Persia.
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SERBIAN SPIRIT UNCuRBED.
PREMIER SAYS NATION WILL
FIGHT AS LONG AS A MAN
REMAINS ALIVE.

I'm France Germans Have Lost Heavily
in Fighting OF Past Few Days and
Further Attacks are Expected on
Morrow, Kaiser's Bhthday-Aus-
trains Advancing into Albania,
Where Battle is Expected Soon.
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Berlin. Jan. 25.---Practically oil of
Moptsnegro hats been overrun by the
Apstrians and four separate invasions
q Albania arc progressing. Military
ctrclse believe the. subjugation Of AL
bania win Do completed within a
month. KiniS Nicholas Is now in
France.
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Riots I'm BERLIN

Berlin. Jan. 25.--Portugcse citizens
arriving from Germany report bloody
riotins In Berlin on January IL. The
troops charged massed crowds of citi-
Gems with machine guns. killing many.
according TO their declarations.
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London. Jan. 2S.-A French sub
marinc passed through the Darda-
nsiiss and sea OF Marmora. torpedoing
the suitan's private yacht Entrogroui
In the Bosphoruu. according to Con-
stantinopie dispatches.
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BANDITS DEFEAT TCARRANZISTAS,
Copper District About TOrrcon Ter.
rOriZctl.

El PaSo, Jan. 25.-Bandits are ter
roriZing the copper district about
Torreon, defeating Carranzistas sent
against them. The American Smelling
and Refining Co. plant has been clos
ed.
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Boxes Under Companies Which Were
Supplying Allies.

Portland. Me-. Jan. 26.-Four boxes
Of dynamite have been found under
q dry dock Of the Marine Hardware
and Equipment and the Portland
Hardware Companies. both of which
are mr king ammunition for the Al
Hes The police are investigating.
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AUSTRIAN RULES |lGkEA.
FRANZ JOSEPH, HEH kTED TO
HAVE HAD TWO StTF KES OF
PARAEYsfs8
Berlin Reports Heavy des for Brit
ish in Southern Arabiax I'm England
Trades Unions Vote Sh$ Against
Compulsory. Service.

Rome. jan. 27.-Rep9RA reaching
the vatican today say At the con-
dition of the Austrian EMPEROR is Sc
rious. He has had paralyt;c
strokes and is now ehelpzt.
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GERMANS LOST HEAVILY.
French Retire ard Shell Enemies
When They Occupy Trenches.

Paris, Jan. 26.--Despatches from
the front estimate the Germans lost
ten thousand men in the last two
days offensive against the French
lines in a vain attempt to reach the
ses.. At some points the French vol
UNFAIRLY retired from their shell bat
tered trenches. but the Germans were
decimated by the Allies shell fire
when they occupied them. Another
series Of attacks il expected tomor-
row, which Is the Kaiser's birthday.
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Aesop,ane Rsids ON Larger Scale
xhaa HERETOFORE Attempted.
fsfis, Tan. 2s.---Air activity on a
larSsr scale than yet attempted. IS
protrtasane along the western front.
r. ~ paet - Hours French sirmsa
6ltssked ~ ettsG dseupisd by the
Atiss. The Germans raided Dunkirk
this morning. doing little damage.
The British shot down German sea.
plane near Nie,,port. \
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GREAT BRIrlsh ssts.
Germans Have Reports eielaushtcr in
Arabla.

Berlin. JAM 27.+Bcrlll newspapers
print dispatches from ca s. that Brit
ish troops in Southern, Erabia lost
fifteen thousand killed. s1d twenty
thousand injured in rece Operations.
Twenty thousand othora e In pre-
carious position. They ElAre that
az lrthc beginning Of the & Tho Brit.
ish occupied ono hundrS Rand nifty
thousand square miles territory,
but all has been lost to fats and
Turks.
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FRAME JOSEPH VERY SICK.
Aged Emperor OF Austria Has High
fever. ef

Zurich. Jan. 25.-Information from
Austrian sources say that Emperor
Franz Joseph has high fever and
his physicians fear. because OF his
advanced age. he will not recover.
Tho aged monarch Is obsessed by fear
that he win die before the war onds.
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MUST DECLARE ACTION ILLEGAL

New NOtc to Berlin States Conditions
Acceptable to United States in
Lusitania Case.
washington. Jan. 26.--Germany
mutt specifically declare the Lusi-
tania sinking an illegal act. That Is
the presid ent's last word. conveyed to
Ambassador Bernstorff today by Sec
retary Lansing. The two conferred
at noon. agreeing on a general form
|of settlement acceptable to the Unit
cd States. Germany's position is not
admitting the illegality. though pay
Ing the in,iemnities. as more a matter
'of grace than q legal claim, The note
49,
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Provide for Workmcn's Compensation
and Cancellation Board--Favorcd
by Governor.
Columbia. Jan. 26.--Gov. Manning
said yesterday that he would urge the
passage Of a workmen's compensa-
ton act at this session Of the general
assembly. He Will also urge that the
legislature pass a. measure providing
for State board of Cancellation to
settle disputes between capital and
labor.
The two bills are being prepared
and will be introduced in the, house @
and senate before tho end of the
week.
1t Is probable that the governor will
send a special message to the general
assembly urging the passage Of these
two measures which W ,rnestly
recommended In the annua. message.
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. Mae nNcessa az.

DR.. Williams as head of the asylum.
The resolution was referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
DR.. Patterson is supporter Of
former Gov. Blease.
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Germans Score InpoFt - in
Berlin. Jan. 27 IN Ct :
nounced that thS sas {;|
tured French trend
lof six hundred yal No
|forS d,afrlaf - I
|oihcer nifty inens u - M XSun1. 's
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ALBANIA NEXT N ORDER.
TEUTONIC ALLIES HAVE AL.
READY CONQUERED sERvIA
AND MONTENEGRO AND
WILL NOW TURN TO
ALBANIA.

Aerial Attncks Assume Moro Import:
snce-D1nkirk Was Bombaracd by
German 'warplaIlcs and French
Have Attacked Seven Cities Held by
EncMies-Reported Tint French
onh0aFina Sunk Sultan's Private
YschA'-Bzltish VIII Investigate
sinkihg Of Persia. 81
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ASKS UNCLE SAM OF INTENTION
Austrian Charge Inquiries Concernin:
Italian Ship With Mounted Guns.

washington. Jan. 26.-.Baron Erich
Aweidinek, charge Of the Austro-
Hungarian embassy. today asked the
S'ate department what the United
states intended to do in the case of
the Alan Line steamship Verona,
which arrived in New York several
Gays aso with two guns mounted at
her stern.
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London. Jan. 2s.--German aero
planes bombsrded Dunkirk. northern
France last nishts Dunkirk Is q
French hospital base and general dis
tribution poin. for allied troops. The
omcial announcement Jailed to men,
t1on the extent OF the damage.
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Aaarchist whD Precipiated the War
Pays Penalty. =

Vienna. Jan 2s.--The Servian an
archist Nod-eliko Gabrinovic. who
participated IL, the assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand. which preclpi-
tatsd the war. died In prison.
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boat which approached international
bridge early today. Guards were i'm
mediately doubled on suspicion that
an attempt was being made to dyna-
mite bridge, spanning Niagara be-
tween Bridgeburg and Buffalo. Row
boat pulled hastily for American
shore.
Ninth Overseas battalion of 1,156
men arrived at Welland today to re-
inforce two other regiments guarding
Welland canal and munition plants in
that vicinity.
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RAILROAD MEN WANT MINERS
TO JOIN IN STRIKE
New York, Feb. 7.-Strike of 100,-
900 union coal miners and railroad
workers is plan of agents of Rail-
road Mems union now IN Mobile, con-
ferring with heads of coal miners, ac-
cording to reports here today.
w. S. Carter, president of Broth
erhood of Locomotive Enginemen
and Firemen, and w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, we're said to be directing
efforts to combine miners and rail-
road men in demands for increased
wages. Radicals among railway en-
ployes declared power of combined
forces would compel employers to
grant increases.
Conference between representa-
tives of the soft coal miners and op-
orators opens in Mobile tomorrow.
Conference. with representatives of
the hard coal miners will be held
here Feb. 81.
Cleveland, Feb. Both Warren
5. Stone, president OF Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, and W. G.
Lee, head of trainmen, today said
they knew nothing whatever of re-
ports that 100000 union miners and
trainmen were to strike simultane-
ously if wage demands were not met.
In statement to be printed in
Thursday morning papers the four
brotherhoods will answer railroads
arguments against increased de-
mands, citing wage conditions in de-
tail. 1t will also say that organiza-
lions are not opposed to arbitration,
significantly remarking that they are
neither pledged to accept it.
CANADA STANDS IN FEAR OF
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BULGARS DRIVE FRENCH BACK
ON GREEK SOIL

SaIonika.-In first skirmish be-
tween allies and Bulgarian troops
since allies retirement from Serbia
months ago, French outposts were
outnumbered and forced to retire yes
terday morning in region south of
Lake Dorian.
acknowledgement and Turkish
troops moving toward Roumanian
border to meet concentration of Rou-
manian troops against Bulgarian
frontier.
Reported central powers have de-
manded partial Rehabilitation of the
Roumanian army and pledge of be-
nevolent neutrality toward Austro-
Germans and Bulgars. These de-
mands, it was stated, have been
ignored by Roumanian government.
Rome.-Durazzo, capital of Al
bania, probably will be occupied by
Austrians before many hours. Aus
trian cavalry has reached Arzeni
river, 4 miles from Durazzo, await
ing arrival of main body of Austrian
troops which crossed river Ishmi
early Sunday, after defeating Serbian
detachment.