Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1916-01-05

sldsred as tending 30 relieve th'
situation in the Balkans and like
Iy to have an il t1uence over th'
fusure attitude of Roumania.
There has been no fighting il
the southera part of the Bslkal
peninsula and at Sslo liki th'
Entente allies have made gooc
use of the period f quiescence &c
add t. their defensive position.
In the Dardane!les, Constanti.
tcple reports continued engage
ments in which both Iand and ses
forc IS t, { k part.
The British Prime Minister,
Mr. A.qujth, has informed the
Amaigams ted Society of Engi-
uee1s, a powerful trade union or.
sanization that he will agrse TO
she demands Of the trade unionists
IN return for their consent that
+kl led and unskilled labor Oh all
% employed together in the man
1faoture If munitions. Mr.. As.
qulth asked for assurance that
81 ould a measure to safeguard the
Employment of diluted labor be
passed, they would end the 'long
szrl,s of demands and grievances
II the trade unionists.
The premier is to introduce b Q
ooLscEiption bill in parliament
on Wednesday. 1t has bsen re-
ported that Ireland is NOS to lie
included n the territory covered
oy this bill but an unofficial an.
;louncement says shat Ireland
will be included
Little fighting has been in pro.
5ress in she t"rn war theater.
Jan. 8.-On the eve of the re-
cot veui"g of ilgress unsasiness
prevails amo' = senators and re-
presentativts by reason of the
cute situation that exists be-
ween this country and some Of
the European bslligerents. Pres.
ldenb Wilson has Gus short his
honeymoon trip in Virginia in
order to be III she capital when
she Legislators begin to place re.
solutions before their respective
houses with regard to alleged in.
fringements of American rights.
Close Inquiries are to be made
into the sinking of tie British
steamer Persia with the loss of at
least one American life before ac-
tion is taken in this master by
the American Government which
is represented by Washington d 9.
patches as icing determined to
take any step warranted by the
facts elected.
The Austrian Charge d'Afaires
at Washington has asked the
Washington authorities to with
hold their judgment until an ex'
planation of the sinking of the
Persia is forthcoming aud 10 said
to have given assura! ces that il
an Austrian submarine was al
fault the Austro -Hugsrisn Gov
eminent would make amends.
1t is expected that that the
submarine warfare of Germany
aud Austria AID Great Britain's
interference with neutral com
merce will be the sui jecss of par
slcularly inte esting debates II
ccngrets, and also that the ques
tion of ,nktional preparedness viii
early be taken up.
Several more steamers have
been sunk by submarines iu tn,
Mediterranean Sea but which Ma
zion ia responsible is not yer
known. The London Times re.
ports that the British steamer
Gselong of the Peninsula & Orien
sal Line ls the --latest victim.
Heavy fighting continues along
the Russian froLt from the Pripe'
marshes to the Bukowina frontier
Vienna reports shat she Russian
are on the offensive at variou
places but thss all their attack
have been repuls d.
Artillery engagements and min
inz and sappiDg operations con
sluue on the French, Austfo Ital
iau aud Dardanel es fronts. Ii
the Balkans except in Monteneg gr'
where the Austrians claim to tav
put to rout Monsenegrin detach
msnt which attempted al ad
vel ce on she Tara river, there i
no change in the situation.