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J0FFRE NOT IN WAR COUNCIL.
Decree Naming Him Technical Al.
Wiser Of Government Revoked.

PARIS, Dec. Elm addition to a de-
cree naming Gen. Joffre a Marshal Of
France President Poincare has signed
another revoking the DEGREES Of Decem-
Der 9, 1915, and December 10. 1916.
The first of these appointed Jofrre COM
mander in chief OF all the French forces
except those In the colonies and Morocco.
while the second said he would act AZ
technical adviser to the Government.
The high command now consists OF the
Wal Committee, composed OF Premier
BRAND, Gen. Lyautey. Minister OF War (:
Rear Admiral Lacaze. Minister of Ma
rine Albert Thomas, Minister OF Ma
tional Manufactures. Alexandra Ribot,
Minister OF Finance. and President Poin-
care. The duty Of the Minister of War
is to notify the other Ministers and
commanding generals concerning the de-
cisions of the committee and to take
measures 10 insure their concerted execu-
ton. In addition he is responsible for
everything concerning the preparation
and maintenance OF the nations mill
tary resources, There are two GEN
erals commanding. Gen. Nivelle. who IL
In command of the armies OF the north
and northeast, and Glen. Sarrall OF tho
, army of the Orient, who. az already
announced, IL no longer answerable Ia
grand headquarters but directly to the
Minister of War.
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annexed by force shall receive the rlgh,
freely to dispose of themselves"
voLTArRE PREY OF GERMANS,
4. Holt Liner May Have
been Captured.

A rumor, circulated yesterday and
credited to German sources. that the
Lamport 4 Holt liner voltairc. overdue
at this port from Liverpool, has been
seized by a German submarine and con.
verted into a curiser was regarded an
not improbable by friends OF the Ger.
mans who admire the audacity OF the
TeutonIc sea raiders.
Agents OF the line have been inclined
to believe that deranged machinery and
heavy. weather may account for the long
trip Of the Voltaire. but there seems
to be little doubt that something more
that has happened to her. She has
wireless. and that apparently was Gu,
of either by submergence in wintry seas
or the Germans.
1t Is pointed out that among her crew
were Americans and that II would he
unlikely that the German raiders would
sink her, as has been said. without civ.
ing her a chance to save these mon
h was also armed. and her guns would
he a good part Of her equipment as a
raider. uch as the Appam became after
her capture by the German blucjackets.
Twelve days after the Voltairc sailed
from Liverpool the British Admiralty
sent out wireless warnings of a Tcutonic
raider In the steamship lane.
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GERMAN filters
REPORT VICTORY
Nine Entente Airplanes Are
Brought Down in Day, Der.
lin Announces.

LONDON. Dec. 27.-Nine French and
British airpianes were brought down
during the last ~.7enty-four hours after
fights with German airmen. according
10 the German Official statement to-day.
The day was one Of heavy artillery
fire. which was most violent south Of
THE Somme, At Verdun and near Ypres.
Bombardments are reported also In Bel
GUM. The only infantry fighting took
place between French o and the
German defenders OF 4 trench raided
by the French south OF the Avre. The
raid was made after several mines had
been exploded under German positions.
The French and Belgian statements TO-
night follow
French-Marked artillery activity
was displayed In several sectors south
OF the Somme. One Of our lombard
ments caused two fires and an ex-
plosion in an enemy battery.
Belsian-At various points on the
Belgian front there was moderate ar
tiilery activity. particularly in the
direction OF Steenstraete and Dix
nude.
The French statement issued in the
afternoon IL as follows:
The night was calm except on the
front between Vacherauviile and vaux
tVerdun sector). where the artillery
was very active.
Lieut.. Herteaux brought down on
December ~ his fourteenth airplane,
between Chaulnes and Hyencourt-le -
Grand tsouth OF the Somme).
Last night British infantry made an.
other successful raid OH German trenches
bombing dugouts n damaging defenccs
for several hundred yards In positions
between Lens and LooS. The British Of.
ftcial statement issued tonight also say,
three British airplanes are missing afteI
an active day in which one German ma,
chine was destroyed and 1--WE forced &c
land damaged. The statement says:
On Tuesday night a party OF our
troops searched for some few hundred
yards the enemy's front line trenches
northwest of Lens, bombing his dug
outs n doing considerable damage
to his defences.
Our positions on the right Of our
line north Of the Somme and near Le
Sars were heavily sheiled by the en-
envy at intervals Tuesday night and
Wednesday. Bombardments of the en-
eWy ueicnces ana tTencn mortar en-
placements were carried out by us
with good results south OF Arras, In
the n%eIshborhood Of Hulluch and west
of M~esslnes.
On Tuesday much successful work
was done by our airmen In coopera-
ton with our artillery. In the course
OF a number OF fights In the air a hos
tile machine was destroyed and five
others were forced to LIANT In a dam
aged condition. Three OF our ma.
chimes are missing.
The German announcement says:
In the Ypres salient and on the
north bank of the Somme a violent
artillery engagement began at noon,
the weather being bright. In the eve
III 1t decreased when rain again be-
u TO fall.
In aerial engagements the enemy
lost nine airplanes.
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U-CANAIN SPARES
AMERICAN VESSEL
He Lets Skipper Of Steamer
Sacramento Take Cargo Of
Wheat to France.

HAvRE. Dec. e7.-capt. Platter OF the
American steamer Sacramento, who ar
rived here from Buenos Ayres with a
cargo OF wheat. reports that he was
stopped In the English Channel by y
German submarine.
The commander OF the submarine Or
dered him on board with his papers
and after examining them said: you
are carrying wheat. which we consider
c~ontraband of war. to France. II is
lucky for you that your ship is American.
otherwise we should have torpedoed you
with great pleasure. You can proceed.
Good luck TO you"
The only steamer Of the name Of ac-
ramento listed in available maritime
records IL reported by the New York
Maritime Register to have been recently
transferred from American to British
ownership. She was blacklisted by the
British Admiralty in April. 1915. on
charges of aiding German ships in the
Pacific. but was removed from the black
list last october.
Four Greek ships Set Free.
MADRID. Spain, Dec, rs (via Paris
Dec. 2O.-Four Greek steamships-the
Omitres. Aristides. lsapina and CONTAIN.
dris-have arrived at Las Pslmas, Ca.
nary Islands, two OF them bound from
America with cargoes of wheat and corn
after having been stopped by a German
submarine. They were permitted to en-,
ter Las Palmas only on condition tina
they should discharge their cargoes q
that port.
Two Neutral Vessels sank.
LONDON. Dec. 27.-Lloyd's reports tn,
sinking Of the Norwegian steamsh,
sno. l.se3 tons gross. and the Danisi
bark JOSIAH.
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ALLIES TERMS FIXED.
London "Times" Says America De-
serves Details OF Objects Desired.
Special Gable Despdich to THE Sun from the
Landau TimeA


Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun from the
London Times.
LONDON. Dec. 2s.--The Times COM
ments as follows editorially upon Ger
many's answer TO the peace note Of
President Wilson:
1.-THE praises lavished upon this mas
tsrpiece Of the Wiihemstrssse by the
German newspapers will hardly tend to
assuage the feeling hat these remarks
exhibit. Some of them. like the koei-
xtscho VOiksseitunD, which have habi-
tually poured abuse upon the United
States and President Wilson. have
wheeled about with disciplined prompt
itude and are now full Of adulation.
THE Allies are necessarily and rightly
taking time before making their answers
70 Germany's note and that Of President
Wilson. There never has been a shadow
OF a doubt what the general nature OF
those answers will be. They will insist
upon restitution, reparation and guar
antees as the cardinal m primary con-
dition OF n terms OF peace.
But while the tenor of the allied
reply to America Is certain, a great deal
may depend Of the impression created
by such documents by their wording and
manner of expression. We feel we owe
the American people a more elaborate
statement Of the object of the Allies and
h peace terms by which alone these
objects can be attained Than any which
We have yet issued.
w cannot even begin to NEGOTIATE
while Belgium, Serbia and large tracts OF
France. Russia and Rumania are under
h enemy's heel. Evacuation, restitu-
ton and PREPARATION are conditions that
must precede not merely peace but the
discussion OF peace. In order that they
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my's rear against important railroad
and port establishments.
Front Of Archdukc Joseph: In adj
dition TO lively activity on the part Of
patrols, which frequently ended In
encounters with the enemy resulting
favorably to US, and temporary lively
artillery IRE along the heights on the
east bank OF the Golden Bystritsa,
there ri little fighting activity. In
the Oitus Valley there have been ar
tillery duels.
Asstrians Take Booty.
Front Of Prince Leopold: In the
Graberka sector. northwest of Ourocse,
Austro-H Hungarian attachments brought
In thirty-two prisoners and two ma
chine guns from a successful enter.
prise.
The Russian statement .~regardinI
operations on all fronts In a. follows:
Rumanian Front-Throughout the
day the enemy made n number Of
nerce attacks along almost the whole
OF our front. In the region Of the
upper stream Of the River Rimntk,
north OF Megura, he succeeded in
pressing back slightly our cavalry de-
tachments and infantry detachments
Of the Rumsnians.
On the Rlmnik high road our de-
tachments after having repuised a
series Of attacks. were obliged to
abandon first line trenches. which
were demolished by artillery fire.
Enemy attacks in the remaining
sectors were beaten back with great
losses to him. and in the village OF
Valea-Seltxei by attack
we captured several machine guns.
Battle IL sim Raging.
The battle along the front con-
In the Dobrudja there were opera
tons by small detachments.
Western Front-In the vicinity OF
the Beresina River. northeast Of
Nlshnen. our scouts while making q
reconnaissance succeeded In penetrate
Ing into the enemy trenches and killed
a number Of Germans.
In the direction of Kovel about two
or three companies of the enemy as
sumed the offensive near Little Porsk.
but were repulsed by our artillery
with great loss. The enemy conducted
an artillery IRE upon our positions In
the region Of DUDE, Penaiki. Tohepeli
and Zvishen (near Brody). He took
the offensive in the nelghborhood Of
DUDE and Penaiki. but WAS unsuccess-
full at both places and was stopped by
vi hre.
Near the Bystritsa River u ~
tillery dispersed a company OF enemy
troops moving northeastward from the
village Of Kosmotch.
In the wooded Carpathians on the
Media Wan frontier north Of the Usul
River our ~detachments dislodged tho
enemy from a field post and captured
a machine gun. In the same region
our rihemen. taking advantage Of a
fog. succeeded In capturing two
trench mortors left by the enemy dur
ing Saturdays battle.
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RUSSIANS DEFEAT TURKS.
Capture village Near Lake Van
Ottomans Retreating.

LONDON. Dec. 27.-Several successes
for Russian troops fighting the Turks In
Asia Minor are reported In an official
statement from Petrograd. Near Lake
Van the Russians captured the village
or Altman, driving out the Turks, and
at other points they have also defeated
the ottoman troops. The statement is
as follows:
On Monday night the Turks. about
one battalion strong. assumed the Of
fensive In the region Of Ptrakolai, but
were repulsed by our fire. BY our
counter attack the Turks were driven
into their entertainments.
In the region Of Charafkhan. west
OF Mush, our d%etachments drove the
Turks from their trenches and cap
tured some prisoners.
In the vicinity OF Lake Van our de-
tachments. after having dislodged a
Turkish patrol guard. developed an at
tack and occupied the village Of Att
man. n our pressure. the Turks.
about a battalion strong. retired east
ward.
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FRANCE OWES $3,ooo,o 900, 900.
his Adverse Trade Balance for the
Year 1919 IL Forecast,

PARIS. Dec, 27.--Omciai statistics now
available place the value Of Imports In
November at 2.iil.ooo,ooO francs UA22.-
?0o.000) and exports at 727,O0O, 900
francs ti45. 400. 000).
The Temps calls attention to the fact
that imports for the first ten months OF
the year amounted to 1887. 000, 900
francs N3.h9l %00.000) and exports to
S.Ol5.0 900 900 francs 81 .003 .00O. 000). 10
that France will have a balance OF trade
against her for the yea OF upward Of
$4,000, 0OO. 900 francs $4,000. 200, OOO).
The official statistics OF exports for the
first eleven months OF 1919 show gains
over 1915 OF SIS. 600, 900 francs OIa3,-
100000. almost wholly In manufac-
tured articles. while the imports of food
were ii6.ooO.0S0 francs $4,000. O00)
iesi Tor that period.
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CUTTERS SEEK THE osAMA.
clyde Line Vessel HAS Not Re.
ported since T%hursday.

Boston. Dec. 27.-Four coast guard
cutters will begin a search tomorrow
for the new Clyde Linz steamship Osama,
which has not been reported since she
left Portland. Me. for New York last
Thursday afternoon. The osama was
recently completed at Detroit. Mich.
She is commanded by Capt. Dalton and
has a crew OF twenty-five.
The coast guard cutters Gresham.
Androscoggin. Ossipee and Acushnet re-
ceived wireless orders tonight to be OF
the lookout for the Osama. as II is
feared that she has been disabled iV a
torn,
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AUSTRIANS PREPARE
Big TRENTINO DRIVE
Italian War Minister Admits
New Offensive Is Looked
For Next Spring.
TEUTON LINE Is STRONG
Invaders Still Hold Mountain
Positions Won in Last
Thrust.
TEUTON LINE Is STRONG
Special Gable D,spotcA TO TIVE sux.

Special Gable Despatch to Trx suS.
ROME. Dec. 27.-Gen. Morrone. the
Italian Minister of War. admitted In the
Chamber to-day that the Austrians and
Germans are preparing a great offensive
against the Italian front for next spring.
A deputy in the course Of . speech al
luded to the forthcoming offensive. and
turning to the Minister Of War ex-
pressed the hope that the necessary
preparations were being taken to resist
IL. and suficient artillery. ammunition
and troops being concentrated where
necessary. The Minister facility admitted
that the offensive was expected.
To-day's War once statement is a.
follows:
In the Adlge Valley our artillery
kept the enemy's lines under a vigor-
ous fire and disturbed his working
parties.
On the rest OF the front the compile
tion OF our field works was interrupted
at several points by skirmishes with
the enemy's advanced posts.
There has been much evidence recently
that Italy was apprehensive Of . Teu-
ionic offensive Intended to crush Italy
much as Serbia and Rumania were
crushed. II has been reported that
means to resist such an attempt have
been considered In allied war councils.
All Indications point to the Trentino
front as the probable scene of the big
Teutonic attack. In recent weeks the
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Detectives sent to Jail.

Detectives Andrew Bornkessel and
william r. Loeb pleaded not guilty he
fore Judge Mott in General Sessions yes
terday when they were arraigned on
the assault charge based on the story
Of Gertrude Hilten. II years old. They
were sent TO the Tombs In default OF
5000 bail. Immediately afterward
Ruth Howard, charged with abducting
the Hilton girl. pleaded not guilty. and
she was sent to the Tombs In default
OF 10000 bail.
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Diyorc-c, 10, to wed Ar.tn.

LAcAsTER, Pa, Dec. 27,-Miss Ada II.
Burkett. l6. pretty and divorced. and
Frank u. RIM. both of Lancaster. have
taken out u marriage license. Miss
Burkett divorced her first husband last
May, Her parents consented to the
second wedding.
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PEACE AGENTS AT HAGUE
Hotel Accommodation Beins
sought for herman Delegates.

LONDON. Dec. 27--A despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from Tho
Hague says:
In Wow OF tho preparatory meeting
or delegates to a peace conference sug-
gested In the German reply to President
Wilson German agents nave arrived at
The Hague aud are making inquiries for
hotel accommodations for German dele
gates"
The Dutch section Of the Worlds
Union OF Churches held u crowded meet.
ing last night In The largest church I'm
The sun., 1916-12-28
LINCOLN IS CITED.

IN SIMILAR Position.
RoME. via Paris. Dec. 2I.-The news
papers continue to discuss President Will
sons note to the %belligerents As an i'm
portant diplomatic event. The Giornale
DItdiid suggests that the Allies should
treat 1t precisely as President Lincoln
did In rejecting Frances effort to inter-
vene in the American civil war.
IF The dead OF Gettysburg inspired
President Lincoln's respect says the
newspaper. go our dead OF the Tren-
tino must inspire Baron Sonnino's an
swer to President wilson"
The sun., 1916-12-28

Tie London Daily Telegraph aid yes
terday that 1t understood the Swedish
Government had sent a note to the bel
ligerent nations similar to that des-
patched by Switzerland.
The sun., 1916-12-28

Before Christmas we said
that everything would be
exchangeable after Christ
mas. Now that you've had
time to check things over,
We want you to know we
really meant it.
If there's anything you
have that you don't want
if there's something else
you'd rather have-if, we'll,
no matter what the "if,"
bring it back if you want
to. We want everybody to
have a Happy New Year!
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
=. sf :::S 3. -r,. s !. s::
Four
st %s,,: Corners" sis:hA::.
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SOCIALISTS IN FRANCE
URGE REPLY TO WILSON
Demand Reparation for the
Wrongs Done by Central En-
pires as Peace Condition.

PARIS, Dec. "a. The Congress of
French Socialists by ~ almost unani-
nous vote passed to-day a resolution re-
questing the Entente allied Governments
to reply to President Wilson's note con-
corning peace by saying that they are
ready to tell him their conditions for
peace. which must Include Just repara-
ton for the wrongs done by the Central
Empires.
The Socialists also declared they were
for such a peace az vas defined by the
International Socialist Congress in Lon
don In February. 1915.
1t was decided by the Socialists Of the
Entente allied countries at the London
conference that mo hope for peace can
be entertained until German miiitarism
IL crushed" Resolutions were passed
urging that Belgium be liberated and
compensated that the question OF Po-
land should be settled in accordance
with the wishes Of the Polish people. and
that from Alsace Lorraine to N Bal
kans those populations that have been
The sun., 1916-12-28

Everything from silk
hats to silk socks!
Everything ready-to-
wear to-day or tonight.
Winter overcoats, suits,
hats, shoes, hxings.
Sporting Goods, includ-
ing skates. skating shoes,
toques, aviator caps, muf-
hers, mackinaws, skating
bags.
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PARIS CALLS BERLIN
REPLY AN EVASION
"Temps" Says Germany Is Try
ing TO Force Peace by
q Ruse.
"LIBERTE" SEES A TRAP
Swiss Again Assured by Kaiser
That lie Will Not Violate
Neutrality.
specio, cab,, Ds.potch 10 THr srS

special Cdoe Desp0fch 70 THE SrN.
PARIS. Dec. 27.-So far as the corre-
spondent Of THE Sun lie able to learn In
circles Of authority here Gcrmanyts re-
ply to President Wilson's peace note is
judged az no reply at all; merely an
avoidance Of "A real answer.
NJ. Clemenceau's two coloumn editorial
blaming the Government for delay In
answering Gsrmany's note is empha-
sized here as the evening papers print
Gernany's response to the Wilson note.
II Is held this gives Germany another
point on tactics az II displays the rapid
action Of the Central Powers. even when.
as here. the action amounts really but
TO "A show Of action.
The German reply brings to the front
one Of the radical differences between
the viewpoints % the belliGerents. Ger
many separates the prevention Of future
wars from the question Of the settlement
Of the present war. leaving permanent
peace to be taken up after this war n
finished. according to her note.
Frances Double Purpose.
France. on the contrary. intends to ac-
complish both at once. finishing the pres
ent war In such a way that any future
war shall be impossible 80 far as human
conventions can make II.
The German reply takes no account
OF the greatest barrier OF all between
the belliEerents. France considers that
she knows Germany and the value OF
G%ermany's word. France feels II i'm
possible for her to accept a proposition
from any quarter. much less from Ger
many, which involves her placing faith
and confidence In anything concerning
Germany's word.
The newspapers comment freely on
Germany's reply. All of them afirm
thai 1t contains nothing not contained
In DIR. Won Bethmann- Holiw~g's first
communication, except that II proposes
a conference In some neutral capital.
Germany" says the Temps. Invites
her a~dversaries to a conference without
making to them any disclosure OF what
she proposes to say until their delegates
surround the green cloth"
The Temps then attacks In detail what
II terms the systematic m~endacity of
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollwe respecting
the origin OF the war. and alleges that
he changed h date Of the note OF Count
o Berchtold. the Austrian Foreign
Minister. Of which the Chancellor spoke
recently in the Reichstag.
The newspaper asserts that while
Count Won Bernstorff says one thing IN
tho United States, DIR. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg says another In Germany and
expresses the hope that Washington will
now he able to measure the sincerity OF
the German Governments declaration.
Germany desires peace. that Is evil
dent continues the Temps. but II will
be a German peace which she will tear
from her adversaries by a ruse. not hay.
ing had the power to conquer II by force.
That Is the significance OF the
which outlines itself NOR clearly every
day"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-07-20
LIVE WIRE" KNOCKS
LINEMAN FROM POLE.

Gee Garner, lineInan and elec-
trleian for the local light and
power company, was right sharp
ly bruised up about 5 20 clock
Sunday evening, when his hand
came IN contact with live
wire and caused him TO fall
abot Is feet from a pole Mr.
Garner, together with Supt
Hughes, was called out to S. l..
Dodds east farm to replace a
burned out fuse on u transform
er. He had made the repairs and
as descending the poole when he
came In. contact with a strong
Induction between Light wires.
Fortunately he did not touch the
wire carrying 2300 volts, but the
shock he received rendered him
aneonscious for short time, be
sides burning the back of his
left hand The falI bruised him
up some and also resulted IN a
= stiff neck Ia his descent, he
struck and broke two telephone
wires. With the exception OF his
neck, Mr.. Garner has about re
covered.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-07-20

Under the p2instaking and eff
cient supervision OF Street Com
missioner Caruthers and Fire
Chief Posey, Kentucky street Is
now In the best shape IL has
been lor years. This IS the first
lap ia the ilnprov ement that VIII
include all streets from the col
lege TO GrissOln 5 store IN West
Hickman, which of course, IN
cludes Clinton Street They have
force OF from 10 to 20 negroes,
who are digging, filling, rolling
and surfacing. A finishing touch
viii be given with a coat of
screened or fine gravel, follow
ed again by the concrete roller.
The work thus far done would III
dicate Hickman Is, at last, TO
have some good streets; conpar-
ing favorably with those of our
neighboring towns Without any
reelection upon anyone, 1t may
be truthfully said that the worst
highways in the county were TO
be found IN the corporate limits
o. our town. The new council,
likewise their predecessors, did
not have the necessary funds with
which to make street repairs ;
hence, the occuption tax, which Is
being used for the purpose
While the special tax has not
been altogether popular, is is
nevertheless being put TO a good
use; one which Will be benefit
to nine-tenths of those footing
the bill and to the city IN gener-
al Our streets had become a
joke.
Wess Adams has opened a new
plumbing shop In the new Curtin
building, near Hamblet S store,
and is now ready for business.
Mr.. Adams is an old Hickman DO,
and onto the plumbing game and
should receive his share OF the
business