Canadian Valley Record (Canton, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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CANADIAN VAIXFY RFCORH. CANTON. OKLAHOMA
SERBIA IS CLEAR
OF ALLIED ARMIES
Bulgarians and Teutons Were
Too Much for the Anglo-
French Forces.
6REECE STILL k BI6 PROBLEM
Constantino May Uu Army to 8top
Teutons at Border—Will Try to
Held Salonlki.
CAPT. WILLIAM S. SMITH
London, Dec. 11.—The Anglo-French
forces have commenced a general re-
tirement from southern Servia and it
la suggested that their destination is
the region of Salonlki. This retire-
ment was necessitated, not only by
the superior forces which the Bulgar-
ians and Germans opposed to the al-
lies, but to a threat of an outflanking
movement from Petrovo, where the
Bulgarians have arrived, and also to
danger to their line of communication
from Bulgarian irregulars, who had
crossed the Greek'1 frontier.
Greece New the Big Problem.
The question now arises whether
the Bulgarians and Germans will fol-
low the allies across the Greek fron-
tier and-what attitude the Greek gov-
ernment will adopt. King Constantine
has promised to use his army to pro-
tect the retiring force If they under-
take to re-embark, and has shown his
good faith by preventing Bulgarian
raiding bands from destroying the al-
lies' communications.
It is doubtful, however, whether the
allies will agree to evacuate Saloniki,
which, under the guns of their ships,
would prove a good defensive position
and a base from which other opera-
tions could be undertaken.. It is on
this point that negotiations between
Greece and the entente allies are now
proceeding. The feeling hero and at
Paria and Rome is given briefly in the
following paragraph printed in large
type by the Evening Star:
"The moment is approaching when
the Greek government must decide.
The allies, now, more than ever be-
fore, require freedom of movement at
Salonlki. Hitherto their demands
have been met by procrastinations. -A
refftssl now Will mean war."
Montenegrins Helped.
While rettMtn* from southern Sefvia
the allied forces have been given ef-
fective assistance by the Montene-
grins and Servians who fled into Al-
bania.
The Austrlans are now attempting
a new advance from the region of
Beraift, west of Ipek. The Servians,
who are now receiving supplies from
the Adriatic coast, are still showing
activity. The Italians also have re-
inforced ^he garrison at Avloila, fiom
which place they are sending relief to
the SeptisYis. *
Bulgars Defeat British.
Londfbn, Dec. 10— The Extreme
southwestern "neck of Servian terri-
tory lying between the Greek aid Bul-
garian frontier, where* the British and
French forces have,their lines, is the
scene of violent Qrfhting. .-The British
near Lake Doiran, whUiii" upmost on
the Greek border, -twida* have been
compelled to withdra^from their po-
sition? by the Bulgfcriai«' violent bom-
bardment and infantry attacks.
An unofficial report -tfrom British
headquarters says the Bulgarians are
constantly Increasing in strength and
seem to be well supplied with .artil-
lery, which keeps up a constant fire.*
Should a further retreat force! the
British across the Greek frontier; it*
doubtless would result in Greeoe
showing her hand as to her inten-
tions with regard to the allied troops
being pushed back into her country.
A little forther north along the
Vardar river, the Bulgarians assert
they are forcing the French to re(ir<
along both banks of the stream. Pat-is,
however, declares that all attacks
against the French have been re-
pulsed with heavy loaaes to the Bul-
garians. •
In Southwestern Servia the Teu-
tonic allies have captured several Van-
tage points in the Lake Ochriad dis-
trict and farther north along the Al-
banian frontier and in Montenegro
have made further advances.
Only Intermittent bombardments
and mining operations are proceed-
ing in France and Belgium.
•lavs Tear Up a Teuton Force.
A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd
saps:
"A telegram from Teheran says the
Russian legation is Informed that the
Russian troops have gained a victory
in the direction of Hamadan, defeat-
ing a foree consisting of five hundred
cavalry, infantry and insurgent gen-
darmerie and twelve hundred German
and Turkish mercernarles, of whom
• large number were killed or wound-
ed. The Russian troops have occu-
pied an important position near the
town of Aveh, about sixty miles north-
east of Hamadan, from which they are
puraalng their offensive."
STORM IN SENATE
British Interference With Neu<
tral Shipping Causes Hot
Words by Members.
AMERICAN RIGHTS VIOUTED
Hoke 8mith Introduces Resolution to
Investigate Great Britain's Acta
Upon the High Sess.
Capt. William S. Smith, U. S. N.,
la holding down a new job created
by Secrttary of the Navy Daniels
He has been given the task of sort-
ing the wheat from the chaff in the
thousands of suggestions for naval
inventions that have poured in
since the outbreak of the European
war turned the attention of'invent-
ora to warlike instruments. The
suggestions O. K.'d by Captain
Smith will be turned over to the
EdifeOn advisory beard for investi-
gation and final approval. .
WWTS ANSWER FROM AUSTRIA
United States Sends Firm Note «a
Vienna Regarding Sinking of
Italian Liner Aneona.
CLOSE CALL FOR POWDER MILL
DuPont Employes Succeed In Saving
Big Factory—Thousands of Per-
eons Rendered Homeless.
Hopewell, Va., Dec. 10.—This mush-
room town of twenty-five thousand
people, grown up since last summer
with the great new explosive plant of
the DuPont Powder Company, practi-
cally was destroyed late today by a
fire which Blarted in a restaurant and
did property damage estimated at con-
siderably more lhan a'ttlllion dollars.
The DuPont works outside of the
settlement escaped danger, although
for a-time seriously threatened.
Scenes of wild .disorder accorapan-
led the fire, and citizens are said to
have lynched a negro for looting.
There was no other loss of life other-
wise, however.
Tonight martial law was being en-
forced by seven militia companies
brought to the Bcene by a special train
undtr orders from Governor Stuart.
While many, of the buildings in the
eastern .section of the town were
saved b^a strong wind blowing in the
opposite direction, spme three hun-
dred houses were destroyed and thou-
sands of persons left homeless. Spe-
cial trains. wece-rUn'to Petersburg
and Richmond carrying men, women
and children to find shelter.
The flre raged Trom 1:45 o'clock this
afternoon until nearly 9 o'clock to-
night. Available flre fighting appara-
tus was utterly Inadequate, the flames
rapidly eating their way through the
flimsy frame structures.
Several times sparks set flre to mule
sheds ..of jhe exploding factory, but
tfce flaWes which followed were quick-
ly extinguished.
When it seemed that the town was
doomed and the plant endangered or-,
ders were isBued suspending all opera-
tions and the factory closed down.
The shift then at work was set at
work protecting the building from fly-
ing sparks.
Hopewell policemen, assisted by a
special force of the powder company,
held the situation well in hand until
the troops arrived. Thet-e was the
greatest confusion, but few attempts
at looting.
Surrounding the community, which
lay in ashes, early tonight could be
seen men, women and children seated
upon such belongings as they had
been able to save. It was not unusual
to see men Btanding near by with free-
ly displayed revolvers, while some
flourished repeating rifles.
Washington, Dec. 11.—The long-ex-
pected atorm in congress over the ad-
ministration's conduct of the defense
of American rights on the seas broke
today when Senator Hoke Smith, Dem-
ocrat, demanded an investigation of
Great Britain'a interference with neu-
tral trade, and Senator Lodge, Repub-
lican, replied with a demand that any
inveatigation Include the loss of
American lives.
To Senator Smith's 'resolution for
an investigation of trade interference,
Senator Lodge, who is the ranking
minority member of the foreign rela-
tions committee, offered an amend-
ment for investigation of the law and
the facts In the submarine attacks on
the Lusitania, Falaba, Hesperian, Ara-
bic, Gulflight and Ancona, and of the
plots and conspiracies against the
neutrality of the United Slates, to
which President ^Wilson referred in
unmeasured terms in his address to
congress Tuesday. Both resolutions
were referred to the foreign relations
committee. Their introduction, how-
ever, had served to bring out the first
debate of the session of a subject to
which all minds had turned.
Senators on both sides of the cham-
ber were drawn Into the discussion,
which was precipitated by a vigorous
speech by Senator Smith in support
of his resolution.
Senator Works of California asked
Senator Lodge if his amendment was
comprehensive eh'ough to include in-
vestigation of parts played by citizens
of the United States in sending am-
munition on ship^ which had been at-
tacked or destroyed". H£ was assured
that it was meant to Include inquiry
into all angles of the general subject
of belligerent interference with ships.
Senator Hofce " Smith, replying to
Senator Lod&e,* intttnated that there
had' been au -effort made to bury all
Objections, to Interference with Amer-
ican /thipplpg by "sentimental protes-
tations of horror at losses of life," apd
that some of .thesp efforts, at least,
had been influenced by profits from
the sale of ammunition.
Senator Walsh .of- Montana declared
that 'seizures of American copper had
ceased only because American citi-
zens had agreed to (rtrfp their copper
under rules laid down by the Bfitish
admiralty. He submitted a copy of
an agreement entered into by the
British admiralty and an American
shipper. It was referred to the for-
eign relations committee as an ex-
hibit.
Washington, Dec. The United
States has sent to Austria-Hungary a
note asking for a disavowal of the sub-
marine attack upon the Italian liner
Aneona, assurances that such an act
will not be repeated, some degree of
punishment for the commander of the
submarine and reparation for the
American lives lost.
The communication started by cable
yesterday from the State Department
to Ambassador Frederick C. Penfield
at Vienna, who was instructed to hand
it to the Austro-Hungarian minister of
foreign affairs, Baron Burlan. Word
of the delivery of the note had not
been received by the department to-
night.
Friendly but firm terms, it is said,
characterize the document, which Is
understood to make a particular point
of prompt assurances for the future
safety of American lives. Austria-
Hungary has never informed the
United States whether the command-
ers of its submarines had been given
instructions similar to those which the
German government gave to Its com-
manders after the Lusitania tragedy.
It Is -understood that the note re-
ferred" particularly to the charge that
shells from the submarine killed or
wounded some passengers on the An-
cona after it had halted, and asked
for an explanation on that point.
In dispatching the note. Secretary
Lansing acted with the approval of
President Wilson. It is stated autliorU
tatively that the document, which Is
described as being comparatively brief
and decidedly vigorous in tone, was so
drafted as to attempt a dettlement of
the controversy at once without bring-
ing on a series of communications
such as followed the sinking of the Lu-
sitania.
Slightly Misunderstood.
At a certain military hospital a dear
old lady had spent much time rlsitiac
the wounded. The Tommies objected
to her fussing round, and none of the
staff had the heart to enlighten her.
"I did not know yon took Rusbian
soldiers as well as British," she ex-
claimed to the secretary one day
"Russian," replied the official. "We
don't; surely you have made a mis-
take."
"Oh, no," she exclaimed. "There's
at leaat one Ruaaian here, for when
I was going round, asktng them their
names and about their wounds, this
one replied: 'Obuzzolf.'"
ECZEMAS AND RASHES
Itching and Burning Soothsd by Cutl-
cura. Trial Frse.
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Ointment to soothe and heal. Relief,
rest and sleep follow the use of these
supercreamy emollients and indicate
speedy snd complete healment in most
caaef of young and old, even when tha
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Sample each free by mail with Book.
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Naturally.
The magistrate was examining a
witness, to whom he remarked:
"You admit you overheard the quar-
rel between the defendant and his
wife?"
"Yls, sor, I do," stoutly maintained
the witness.
"Tell the court, If you can, what he
seemed to be doing?"
"He seemed to be doln' the liBten*
in'."—Harper's Magazine.
'f.
IMITATION IS 6INCEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
tion has not the worth of the original.
Insist on "La Creole" Hair,Dressing—
it's the original. Darkens your hair In
tho natural v.ay, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.—Adv.
NO GERMAN TERMS OF PEACE
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg
Tells Reichstag That Proposal
Must Come From Allies.
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMsJ
—William Sheldon, deputy United
States marshal stationed at Grove,
Ok., was shot recently by bootleggers
and probably will die. He was trail-
ing bootleggers who crossed the state
line near Siloam Springs, Ark., when
they turned upon him.
—The rush of "last minute men" who
desire to escape the stigma of beinr
forced to Join the colors—If conscrli
tlon should be adopted—ventlnued up
to the last day oC the trial period for
the Earl of Derby's itcrvUfn? plan in
England.
Kaiser Personally Acts In Csse Csp-
tains Boy-Ed snd Von Papen—
Got Safe Conduct.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Emperor Wil-
liam has personally recalled the naval
and military attaches of the German
embassy here, who, by their activi-
ties, rendered themselves persona non
grata to the United States govern-
ment. The emperor requested the
United States to/use its .good offices
hi securing safe conducflr;fqr the der
parting attaches and for their suo^
cessors, who will be namod later.
A communication from the German
foreign office announcing the action
was delivered to Secretary of State
Lansing today by Count Von Bern-
storff, the German ambassador, who
hurried here from New York when he
was advised that a reply to the re-
quest of the United States had been
received at the embassy from Berlin.
Mr. Lansing, after a conference of
five minutes with the ambassador, au-
thorized the following announcement:
"The German ambassador has In-
formed me tfeat the emperor has been
pleased to recall Captains Von Papen
and Boy-Ed in compliance with the
wishes of the United States."
Professions! Pride.
"You'll either have to buy a new
car." said the-chauffeur, "or raise my
salary five dollars a week."
"I don't quite get you," answered his
employer. "Is It any harder work to
drive this car than it would*.* be to
drive a new one?"
"No. but It's very humiliating to me - •
to be seen driving a last year's model,'
and you'll have to pay me for the In-
jury to my feelings."
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Whenever Yew Need a General Tonic
.Takfe'
_ Grove's
chill Tonic'ir-equally valuable as a Gen-
Th* Old
Grove's' Tasteless
PRESIDENT AS A PROPHET
Berlin, Dec. 10.—The imperial Ger-
man chanacellor. Von Bethmann-Holl-
weg, yesterday refused to state pos-
sible terms of peace, in reply to the
demand made by the German Social-
ists. Instead he made it plain to
great gathering in the Reichstag that
any peace proposals must'come from
Germany's enemies.
For the German nation," said the
chanacellor, "this war has always re-
mained what it ^as at the beginning
—a war of defense for the German
nation and her future."
He indicated, too, that Germany
would not consider as one of the pos-
sible terms of peace the surrender to
France of Alsace and Lorraine.
He met the French claims on Al-
sace and Lorraine on the "nationality
basis" with the statement that 87 per
cent of the inhabitants of Alsace Speak
German. And he taunted England by
Inquiring what would happen If the
same "nationality" test were applied In
the British possessions of India and
Egypt.
In Columbus Adifress Mr. Wilson Says
Peace Will Be No Patched
Up Affair.
Columbus, O., Dec. 11.—President
Wilson expressed the opinion today
that there will be no "patched up
peace" following the European war.
In a comprehensive and forceful ad-
dress before the Columbus Chamber
of Commerce, he urged American bus-
iness men to mobilize their resources
in order that the United States may
be prepared to play a more important
part In the world's affairs, and bring
about Justice after the present war.
The President spent eighteen hours
In Columbus, during every minute of
which he was active. His reception
waB enthusiastic and pleased him
greatly. In addition to the chambar
of commerce speech, he delivered an
address tonight before the commis-
sion of country and church life of the
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ of America.
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IRON., Jk acts otf thff Lfver, Drives out
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up the Whole System. SO cents.—Adv.
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Not Needed.
"I hear you're .getting up a bazaar
for the benefit * of' this unemployed. I
shall be glad to give my time to help
make It a success,f .
"Thank you ever so much, but the
people whom we are trying to help
have more time than they know what
to do With."
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BxamVae'careful^ every*b5ttle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of {
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castor!*
Her Vindication.
He (annoyed)2—It's eight o'clock
and you said you would be here St
six.
She—Did I say six? 1 thought i
said seven.—Boston Transcript.
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but possessed by few—a beautiful
head of hair. If yours Is streaked with
gray, or Is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to its forme beauty and lus-
ter by using "La Creole" Hair Dress*
lag. Price $1.00.—Adv.
Shades of Sherman.
"They say dlstase in the British
trenches is terrible!"
"Nothing but tommyrot, old fellow."
—'Williams purple Cow.
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GRANTS AMERICAN DEMANDS
Great Britain Promises That Seizure
of Ships Sailing Under United
8tates Flag Will Cease.
Washington, Dec. 10.—Ambassador
Pnge at London adviBed the state de-
partment that Great Britain had ac-
ceded to the American protest against
the requisitioning of ships of the
American Trans-Atlantic Company.
Test cases will be made of the
steamers Hocking and Genesee which
will not be requisitioned but held
pending decision of the prize court.
In the meantime Great Britain as-
sures the United States that no other
vessels of the company will be seized.
SENATE WILL BACK WILSON
Qalllnger Assures the President of Re>
publican 8upport for Administra-
tion^ Preparedness Progrsm.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Senste Repub-
licans will make no partisan fight on
tho national defense program If It Is
not framed by the Democrats in cau-
cus.
Senator Gallinger, the Republican
leader, told President Wilgon yester-
day that the Republicans want the
army and navy strengthened and are
willing to cooperate with the Demo-
crats. Later Gallinger said President
Wilson had told him he would not ap-
prove of the Democratic caucus mak-
ing the defense plans party measures.
no* Gt*7 Bain bat Ttr*d *jres,
mske us look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movtea Murine Tour Eyes. Don't
'toil your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
Her Type.
"Is she a good housewife?"
"No; you might call her a garage
wife."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets sre the
original little liver pill* put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.—Ad*.
Buck Klrby says his notion of uned-
ucated money Is that paid out lo sea
a prize fighter perform In a theater.
Always sure to pleane, Red Cross Ball
Blus. All grocers aell it. Adv.
Some women put on sirs and
others try to whistle them.
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