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SAL?NICA READY TO REPEL TEUTON Defences Now Impregna ble, Says General Cas telnau in Athens. ALl-ItS PREPARE FOR SPRING DRIVh: Qltecc Partially Demobilizes \rmy (iounaris Defends Ministry's Course. : ?? ?'. "With our hatti ? eavy artillery an?l the men be? hind them, it hi impossible to oust the Allied forces from Sal?nica," said Gen ,r?l < astelnau. chief of the French Staff, in a statement to-ds Thf ^. 'ess correspond? Athens. atelaae gave the iBterview ,/.,. ?.ring received thi? morning bj ?intine and nttending a he French Legal on. Ma J of the most important officers of the Creek irmy end navy and l?verai of MOIt frien?ls attended the laacheon. Geaeral Caatalaaa'a state I .omitted to the French Mm . an (.uillem.n, and approved by him. *jyf aituatlon at Sal?nica to-day is me,t ixcelleat," the general continued, ??j tpe" several day? examining the jrou'il t maal say 1 have rarely seen in emplacement which lends itself ? defence. "I may say also that the position provides the most favorable conditions for ofiei live al well as defensive op erati?' - The general was asked whether the Allies contemplate an offeusive move? ment from Sal?nica in the spring. "Fpriniz will tell.*" tie replied. ,;It is to discount the exigencies of the military situation ?o far ahead. Should II he decided upon, the offensive from Sal?nica would be mane under pe? culiarly favorable conditions." I ?n did you gain from I nf?" the corre "I w . leeply touched hy the fact that *- - majeaty, although in poor heslih, received me. He was most co? fjal ? ave shown me every French Sure of Victory. France, general how soon 'he w-ar will he finished?" "That does not matter. The most im ?hat victory l? certain, or later. In Fr.mce every Frenchman and French woman is ready ?he whole way for a complete h Whether in France or here, ? no weakening. For France letermlned France is sure." Ls-i,'" erowda, in which were many ers, gathered before the -.'ion and cheered General iu. correspondent at Athens -ays n royal decree has been auxiliary classes M. Goaneril. whose party won the re .- ? eral election in Greece, has re nour.ce'i hii claims to the Premiership, ?ccordng to a Berlin dispatch of the Mr. Gounans made a tine on the elec? tion, and added that, as the leader of th? new majority party, he was willing hllniatry of Prem.er h g to political condi alleved a change rnment to be not only unneces ? '.reek 1 ??reign Policy I m hanged. ? nt of the l the following: rviewed M. Venizclos on "' ? the i tions and ob ? '* an affirmation that his wa? demonstrated by the small polled. I called upon On View To-Day " ? I P. 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(iounaris, who dened there was ai considerable number of abstentloni ar claimed that even if the SOOV. -? dier? mobilized hat) been able to vo the result would have been the sam I then BOUfhl to ask about the fori-if ml M i.ounaris ii ? ? mg: "'Greece'* pollcj is unchange Grei ? ? its ? hieh does m v. ant to he dragged inte the war, whic irnirh ? . rata-'mphe IsS-l '-? riam and Se bia. We ar- Greeks and nothing el? I am neither a Germanophile Fianrophile. but just a lireek. Ge manonhilei do not e-lel in Greece "'All '.recce, even under the presei circumstances, remains attachetl .?id. France and Russia, to whit she owes her ?.x.stence and her deve onmen' But you cannot ask that tV i ft so far a II?. -.. ... *o tl conflict, and we believe roth'. re.pures 'is to COOM our r.eutralit Greece always will feel keenly wha ever happen? for hotter or WOrSS I Prance, in* we eennot do more.' < annot Talk of Kutur4. "I then a^ked M, Goanorii te expia if the Bulgarian? are the hered tn--', . I . ? . i B, the (?t<.fk Bei pie could agree to 'he Allies' army fal mg bark indetinitei;, ? - gara - ? ? territory. " '\'o? ron are go ng inte the domai of the future." he replied, caun'-t enter into *bat I an-, ; shed fact? and the a titode they impose upon us. ! earn. -|"-l. of tl i fol ire.' "I remarked that soch silence migr he eon side i .? cant, and M Goi r-, ? r i ? explained: 'I don't even nnthorii \ou te dran b deduction from n silence.' " According to advice? received her from Sofia, an amicable adjustment hn bet n reached of the differences bet ? Greece and Bulgaria which arose froi the engagement between troops of th?! na'ions in Albania. The (ireek coven ment has now requested Bulgaria t withdraw her trops from tho Alhii nian territory the;, have occupied. It I i xneeted Bulgaria a answer will be sal ??factory. The Montenegrins are rontinulr, their offensive and have gained ( ?rable terr.tory In the Sanjak, tahifl nameroni v-?nges and inflicting larg losses upon the Austrian-, according ' an official statement given our by th Montenegrin eonaul here to-day, Th statement, which been the dare of I>? cernber J(>, is as folloWB! Oar troops in the Sonjah continue their offensive atul captured sever; villaee* from the enemy, includin Coudouehe, Douevo and Dohrido. Th Aostriaaa sustained heavy losses i the violent struggle for the position: INDIAN ARMY LEAVES FRANCE I ontlniinl from pas'* 1 is taken for granted here that th Indian troops in France were shifte either to reinforce the army of th TipriR or to strengthen the Egyptla garrison. It is assumed that the place of the Indians in France have bee filled by drafts from the new nrmie raised on the soil of the United Kin-* dorn. In connection with to-night's an nouncement it is worth noting th !nre/cr and more Important share th youthful Prince of Wales, is taking 11 the business of the empire. The Brit ish public, both home and colonial, wi! read with a peculiar sense of nationa pride the King's words to the Indiai veteran?; "Before vou leave France I send nr del r and gallant son. the Prince o Walea, ?rhe hoi shared with my armic the dangers nnd hardships of the cam paign. to thank you in mv name." At the parade of the corps be'fore i left the following message from thei King and Emperor was delivered b; the Prince of Wales: "More than a year airo I summone. you from India to fight for the safet; of my empire and the honor oi m pledged word on the battlefields of Bel gium and France. The conthlenc which I then expressed in your sens of duty, your courage nnd ^our chiv airy vou since have noblv justified "I now require your service? in an other field of action, but before yoi leave France I send my dear, gallan ?on, the Prince of Wales, who hai shared with my armies the danger am hardship? of the camapaign, to than! you in my name for your sen ice.? ant to express to you my satisfaction. "British Indian comrades in arm? vours has been fellowingship in toil? hardships, courage and endurance, of ten agam.st great odd?, in deeds nob!; done in day? of ever-memorable con flict. In the warfare waged under new conditions and in peculiarly trying r!r cumstances vou have worthily uphelr the honor of* the empire and the grea traditions of my army in India. "I have followed your fortune? witl the deepest interest and watched youi gallant actions with pride antl satisfac? tion, and I mourn with you the loss o many gallant officer? and men. Let r be your consolation, a? their pride, tha' they freely gave their lives in a jus cause for the honor of their sovereigi ?rid the safety of my empire. The] died gallant soldiers, and I shall evel hold the.r sacrifie-' in grateful remora bran ce. "Vou leave France with just pride ir honorable deeds already achieved am with my assured conr.deriee that you: ? i rele? arid experience will con tribute to further vietoriea in the ne? held?, of action to which you go. "I pray God to b Bl and guard yoi and bring you back safely when fina victory ?b won, each to his own home there to be welcomed with honor amonj hi? own people." Reporting on the Arab campa gn ir -, the lurki-h official statemen Several detachments of Senuss oued i atl aga i il British in Ktryp* They havi rah itstrid ''itish. 'The Siwah ':. s 'he Libyan desert, about twsn lOS wide and a mill ."'.00 miles southwest of Alexandria., "One detachment advancing along tht coa?t attaeked the team of Materah test of Sollum. In the engagemen' fintish commander and SM sol ? were killed, and the re*t Act eastward "The Mahometan? took, near* Sollum and Ma'eruh. from ?he British twr eeaaos ?nd large quantitie? ol artillery ammunition antl ten automo i of which three were armored." On the operations in Mesopotamia British War Office mode the fol ? to-night: "(in tie _M*n General Townsheod re enemy had rlred heov ? ha i-reviooi sight, hut .cd. Later ha sent a further report, a? follows: Turks Win 'entrance. "'From io ? m, ??til pa?'- midday . . j i v ?belle.! I ha enemy, having breached 'be fort, sf* fected an entrance, hot were driven ou-. Two hundred dead were left in? sole the fort ' "the toft is a wot I. on the right Anna of his landward MS north ?,de of the K u? pi .-. risilla. "fin the / , Town she a farthei ropei *. in ??*? h Ich 11 ?? m dnight en th? 'i.nd i Aeree fight i ;? '-? of th? fort loor plaie Tb?- enemy ???!????? en ? lodgement in 'h. northern bastion and ?/.i rr ejected, but rame on again ?ml occupied the bastion 'Ib<- garrison ol 'i ?for.I I. ght Ir.fiu ' - . 103d held on to the ii ? and were reinforced by ths Norfolk ret ?h* in-iii Pioni sn Ths rnemj ? th* bastion early ' hftstmsi rnofr.ii.; and retired ate tn nebei 160 te ? " " v.ri\< m the fur. slthoogh the attack i ? ' .n rnadi . hi?? only I about IO'* yard? from the breech. GERMANS ACTM ALL ALONG WES Try in Vain to Find We Spots in Champagne and Belgium. FRENCH GUNFIRE DOES BIO DAMAC Destruction of Severa! F tier Works Reported Belgians Disperse Teuton infantry. London, T?ec. ?' ? ontinaing th plan of testing the Allied ?'ties on 1 weal 'r?>nt to fm.l a weal spr.? ?t arhl to direct their intended drive, the G mans mide attacha to day in ' ha pagt.e. on ?lie British front near t Hehensollern redoubt, and ?j whols Helcia-i lin?. All fliese assau wer,, onaoeceaafnl, acrording to atai men?? from Paris and London. Ne -, in Belgium, German infant aaaembled :n the trenches, prcsumah for a combined attack with the art lery. hut were diiperaed by Belgian f] before they had an opportunity laurirhing an assault. The only success reported by Berl to-day was the occupation of a crat made by a French mine explosi? northeast of Neuville. Paris, on tl other hand, claims good reaaltl fro ? fire and mine explosions several positions along the front. (Je man works in Belgian, between t! Somme and Rheims, and in the Yoskm were damaged or destroyed by Fre?n gun^ and British artillery tire wi effective against the enemy's trench? south of the Lille Armentieres railwa In Lorraine the French have COBttatM their bombardment of toe (?erman line "In Belgium," says the French officia communication, "a fire carried 01 against the enemy positions betwee the Great liune anil the sea gave goo results. Parapets were destroyed i several places ati?l a blockhouse on th first Herman line was blown up. "In Artois last evening we explode h mine to the northwest of Hill 14?' The enemy was prevente?! by us fror occupying the crater. "Between the Somme and the Ois< our artillery dispersed an enemy ?le tachmcnt to the northeast of Chilly Between the Somme ami Kheims ou hi", ne-- damaged a Herman fortifi?e work to the north of Moassy. 'Mn Champagne) near Hill if*o, nftc a bombardment, the enemy directe? agaiirSI our '.im s an attack, which wai easily repulsed. "In the Vosges, to the north of th? Lunge, our artillery succeeded in de stroying a battery casemate and ma chine gun shelters. We likewise) suc? cessfully bombarde?! enemy trenches al Schratzmannele." The Belgian communication reads: "A violent artillery action has occurred along the whole Belgian front. We effectively shelled various German bst in the outskirts of Schoor and Woumen. The enemy infantry, who had collected in the trenches, were dis? persed by our tire near Woumen and the ferryman's house." -? ?? Berlin Hears Anglo-Cireek Relations Are Strained Berlin, I)ec. '?1 ?by wireless to Say ville, N. Y.i. A correspondent of the "Voiliichl Zeitung," who has returned from a trip to Salonic?. reports that relations between the (?reeks and the Brit i ah are strained. Greek officers never greet the British. The Brit.sh adopt various military measiiies in neighboring town- without, regard for the wishes of the Greeks. The French an- ?"ss unpopular with the Greeks. It is generally expected that within S few days the British will proclaim martial law at Sal?nica. Facilities for re-embarking the troops are being im pn. ????;, it? order to sufeguard eventual retreat. \ K TIMS OF WAR ZOXK CUPID. Kegle; i s km . K\ lerici . who arai woun<Jed ? Ru an motorcycle aviation eorpa, and Miai Anna E. Goertz, of PI idelphia, Red Croas nurse, who attended lum in hospital. AMERICANS PLAN SERB AID Relief Wnrke-s Make \rranuemrnt? in Kome to Hrlixer Supplie?. Rome, Per. t7, Hugh Griffen ar.?i I harle? Carroll, represent ing the American Relief Clearing House in Paris, together with Pr. Edward W. Ryan, chief if thl American Red ' in Serbia, a i si I hs M inistry of Foreign Affa r- t.. day. They were accompanied by Thoma American Ambassador, Arrangements were mada by the An.erirans to lake BUpplie? into Si and Albania, i ling destitution of who:'?- i" , ?een mods e01 m becau1-' y :? hem/ n fu e,i, although the Bank of FlBBI cepts it. GERMAN ATTACKS ON RIGA LINE FAIL Attempts to Leave Lrenchcs Un? der Lover of Lias Checked. London, liec 27. The Riga-Hvinsk front is again the scene of rioloBt Ger? man attack-?. P?'trogra?l iiniioun. - day that the eiu'my ins repeatedly trie?! to leave his trenches to attack the Russia-. | , making fre?- i. ? ? of poisonous gases, but with "At loverai pointa on the Riga front." say? the statement, "our artillery si? lenced enemy batteries. "Smith of Ikskul the German? at? tacked our trenchi - moler cover of gas. On the Dvlnah front 'he Germana re? peatedly tried to leave their trenches, but vere easily driven back." Berlin, Pec. 27 (by wireless to Say ville, N. Y.?. "Reports from thl Ceo ru-.is, received here from I'onstantino ple, state that the Russian army is de? moralized a? a reeult of eold, hunget, cholera, typhoid and poor equipment," ?ays the Overseas News Agency. "Poles In the Russian army whose home? are in districts ocewpied by tha Germans are deserting or begging that they be sent home." BERLIN RESTRICTS NEUTRALS Adds to ReMriction? on Those Who Seek la Lnler Germany. The Hague. Dee. ~~ Americans and other Rentrais are farthei from entering Germany under new rag mi it mod by the German I Office. To obtain a vise to his pass port the holder will be eonipel i : ? proceed peraonally to the German dip lomatic "r eonaular oAee, provi is two photographs for liling, similar to that ? t.. the pa birth i rai irati 01 eertil ?lie holder of the paaaporl 1lU?t prava m a latiifaetary manner tha -v of hi- journey, whether of a rr:? ate or a bueineai tia'ure, su!>mit his busin. s? papers and I ? of the ;, m sons he pui I ting. WAR HERO TO WEI RED CROSS NURS1 Ne^ley Parson, on Crutches, Ai rives More with Fiancee Who Saved His life. Molt of thi | on the Swe ish liner Stockholm, vhich docked ye terday. were itill angry over the de'a? which had robbed them of a ('hrisfmi ar home Hut wind, wave and the su P ici on ? of I'.' tish authorities, who he! ?he boat tb ? Kirkwall, hu bur Httl? ? ' two of I it cabin. Negley Fara?n and 'Mea Anna 1 ? very little time worryiri 1 ling els m their ?ray to the "gt mai ried and live happily i ver after end of a romance tool began wh? Parson, wounded in ervlce with th aviation eorps, snaa nurse bnck to health by the Bed < ' ,,* hack as hi? tianct-i Parsoi ' ? Ruisis representin s motorcycle tirm when war broke on at .1 ' ? Miss C erts lives i Philadelphia. The wctitling bells ar due to chiiii" r.- - . . has ton her pen about rhe yi ang mai sei mpanied her on crutches yes he gang] The Stockholm, formerly the Holland ? ? i lam, i per en.1 i long chain of adverse elreomstanees si lier Aral trip for the Bwedlah line. Ii rhe she was halted by i British cruiser two days after leavinf i ii.'henburg, Swi :. dc.pite tht protests of Captain rlakanaaon, wai taken to Kirkwall. The disgusted pas Sengen, Mmr risiens Of Christmas a' home rapidly fading, objected IS vair to the tlelay. Tl rttlsi temovec . : ? lach i of mail. After tha ihip left Kirkwall, on De rember Id, aha ran into high winds and -, through which she had tc ? of the trip - BPOr men wer* ; fi i - They will re? turn on the san.- boat after B briet N.-.s ?. i?: another peaeengei a a. Karl Bilfversfolpe, of the Swedlrh army, adjutant to Crown PriOCS Gus? tav illaf. -. SAID KAISER ORDERED MISS CAVELL FREED Marden's Paper Suppressed for Statement, London Hears. London, Dee. > A dlspeteh te the Exchange Telegraph I ompani from Co? penhagen sayi B rumor il in circula ? era to I ha ? '? the! Maximilian -.'- newspaper? "Die Zukunft," published in Berlin. ??^ luppressed re? cently beeausc il pablished a statement that Emperor William had ordered that Edith Cavell, the English nurse B Brussels, should be pardoned. SERB KING, EXIL1 REACHES BRINDI Aged ?Monarch, Broken Health, Finds Haven in Italy. "I HAVE TO LIVE TO SEE VICTOR1 Ruler of Kingdom That \\ Resolved to Seek Way to Triumph. il- t Hai, Italy, Dec "?"?. \ia Ta dela-.e?) i. King Peter of S bia has arrived !,rrc ?>n board an Ital i'he sovereign had refused r alutely until now to leave his an and it was only at the urgent entre of his son, the Prinre Reg?nt, that at last agreeii to jro into exile. The prince pointed out to his fatl that it would he he'ter 'or him to p serve his strength, so that he would able, after hil health had been restor to return to his country at the head a reorganized army. A Rome dispatch on December Id s: that Kin? Peter had accepted Ital offer of a palace for his use at ? aser near Naples, but it later was report that the aged ruler ha?i declared he w determined to die among his own pi pie ami not abandon his army. T King has been seriously ill for BSOBtl but frequently vu? on the tiring h ??.'th the Serbian troops before th were overwhelmed by Austro-Germa ami Bulgars. Paris, Pec. fT, "King Peter of S< bia wa? brought, from Purazzo to A lona on an Italian enr-?-t.' ".Journal's'' Avlona correspondent. "T voyage was rough, and the King had be carril i ".-h?re in m armchair. was a tragic an?l heartrending ipectec "An automobile carried the monar to a secluded inn opposite Italian hea quarters, v?,here I calle?! upon him at was shown into the poorly furnish? room he occupied. His clear eyes, wh depths of bitterness ?lid they concea His features, hollowe?l by sufferm what immense weariness did they b tray! That sorrowful countenance Wl the epitome of the whole tragic epoch "The physician who Interpreted fl me told me that upon his arrival th King ask?'d the price of the room an added th..t he had no gol?! to pay for i M am no longer King,' he su:,!, 'I ar onli General Tootani. iThin, nam? which will shield the King's incognit during hil exile, |a that ?if a poworfi family of Tirana, to which Eeaad Pach belongs . I give no more order? It ? the CrOWB Prince who commands. Fo the future I am nothing in the govern ment. A soldier, 1 have only to obey.' "'And the army, your majesty?' asked. " 'My soldiers are dropping fron hunger and weariment. We must feei them, ar.d then after a few weeks' res we shall seel ' "'What are your own plans, ?ire?* "'I want to go to Sal?nica to lee m; Minister of War. If this is possible shall arrange somethtng. I have got t? live to see victory for my people an? the triumph of our just cause.' Sick Serb King Finds Shelter from Storm in Peasant's Hul Berlin, Vpc. :'~. The TagebtattV . eorreapondenl ?Iramatically de ?cribes the flight of King Peter ol Serbia through Albania, as told by ar Albanian physician in a letter to s frien?! at I'skup. The physician reached a miserable little Albanian village during a furiou? i-nowstorm and could find as aleep . ? quarters nothing better than a small peasant's hut. At the veiy height of the storm four cavalrymen appeared and demanded ailmission 'o the cot? tage. Two of the riders tenderly lifte?) a third man from his horse and bore him into the building, As hs ?vas laid on a couch the physician recognized in the apparently sick man King Peter of Serb.a. As his companions prepared the sem? blance of a bed for him. the King, be tween groans, thanked them, bet de? clined rood : probobl) a p1";.- Kjng to take a httle liquid BOUl They resumed th light ITALIANS SHELL TYROL LINT N ienna Report? litt reasinf Vctlvit> R> Enemy ?.rtillery. Vienna. Pec 'J7. The felloe | I cial communication wa? issued to-dej : "The activity of the Italian artillery against the Southern Tyrolean front '>n> much more rigorous yesterday. Ir* anting en the Kastern height? of the Etsch Va'.'ej ?outh of Roveretc the enemy lo?t COO killed or wounded on th* Isonr.o fron:. There ha? been is.? lated gunriring.'' TURKS DAMAGE ALLIED SHIPS I laim to Have Sunk Two \rmored \ es?els and Hit ( ruiner. i or.stantincple, l>?-c 27 T-e f.->! lowing official communication co? ing the fghting on the Gollip sula was issued here to-day: "On Friday night our artillery force.-. ? torpedo boa*, which had bombarde.! the landing place at Avi Burnu. to ? thdraw. Near Sedul Bahr the enemy Irred a considerable number ol il and aerial torpedoe?. Our ar tillery destroyed enemy bomb mortar? .1 caused important damage in the :';r?t and second line enemy trenches. "An enemy cruiser which had rep.- it edly bombarded -Utchetepe and its sur rounding? was hit four times. Our batteries in the narrow? effectively bombarded the landing place? of the Sedal Bahr troop.?, the concentration place? near Morto l.iman, enemy trenche? near Korevee Dare, reserves areef of F.ski Hiaaorlik aad a howttser battery, causing risible damage, and sank two armoretl boat?. "i?n Saturday one of our waterplanes made successful reconnoitring Nigh ta over Teredos, the Isle of Mavro and enemy positions near Sedul Bohr, arid ? '-Mth a bomb a torpedo boat loath ? " Sedal Bahr.'' SEA GULLS INVADE PARIS Follow Rising Water? of Seine Into the Heart of the City. Paris. Oer. 27. Sea galle, which rarely visit Paris, are flying about the Grand Palace this morning. Their presence is attributed to the hi *h water in the Seine, which now has risen nearly ten feet, covering some of the wharves in the lowest part of the river front. There have been heavy rains for the la?i fortnight, and the weather bureau predict? that the fall will continue. WILSON DISPOSES OF PARDON CASES Commutes One Sentence Sends Greeting to Pan American Congress. BIG BIRTHDAY CAKE GIFT TO PRESIDENT He and His Bride Invited to Klre? men's Ball To-night Take Long Walk in Country. I T->g.?p?i i.? Ti. Trltmn??.' IPv Springs. Va. Pec. 27. For the first time since the beginning of bis honeymoon a week ago yesterday Pres? ident W.lso?; transacted official busi? ness to-day The President ?ent a mes? sage of greeting to the Pan-American Scientific t'ongres? in Washington, dis? posed if two ; ardon cases and worked on ?lepartmentni matters and eorre apondeaee. He commuted to expire ?% once the sentence ? f .lack V. Turner, t ned $100 and given three month? in jail for illicit distilling in Georgia, and remitted the costs in the case of Zhuek Que-Ah, sentenced to ?erve sixty daye in jail and fine?! $100 for selling liquor to Indians in Kan?a?. A six-m la walk on the Warm Springe road occupied two hours of the morn? ing for the President and hi? bride and gave them an appetite for luncheon, which was served in their private din? ing ro??m at 1 o'clock. Mr. and Mr?. Wilson met many pedestrians and irm toriati who reecscaised them, and the President raised his hat frequently in response to smile? ami bows. 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