, t -.v"-- tw rr t -fr jUWMWWUWjf i 1 5151 vn EfVBNItfG 7-naTC-RPTTTTJA-n-RLPHTA, THTJKSPaX DECEMBER 9, 101- BULGARS BEAT BACK FRENCH 15 MILES IN SERBIA Allies in Plight in Triangle of Vardar-Cerna Front as Enemy Advances PERIL OF ENVELOPMENT CARRANZA'S FORCES BEATEN NEAR BORDER Villa's General Cuts Off Oppos ing Detachment in North ern Chihuahua Entente Pouring Heavy Rein forcements for Balkans Into Salonica LONDON. Pec. 9 French troop holding the line at KHxo lak, In southern Serbia, have fallen rack IS mile lirforc the violent Infnnlry at tacks nml Ihn concentrated nrtlllery tire of the Bulgarians. , A the French troops retired the Mew up the trncki of the Balonlen-NIh inll wnv to hamper pursuit, but, according to ndxlics from Hnlonlcn. the Utilitarians, being imgnlttrcntly eiiulpped with rcpnlr mipplles 1 the 0tninn pioneers, nro nblo to rclnv the tracks us thev progress. . iil'pJtch to the Exchange Telcgrnph C'oiupnii from Athens sajsi It i" nlo announced that ine Atigio Frcnili nllicrt mo retiring In southern Serbia low aid the Oicek frontier." i'itoom:ss roil tkutonb 'lerlln. Vlcnnn nnd Sofln nit claim piugus fur the Herman allies In the HnlUnn Fur the time being the mllltmj opiiatiniit im.iln trnniccnd the political Mltintlnn. althoiiBh n (Umax H develop ing H the llulgnrlnns nro able to con tinue tln-lr ndvaiKc, rorolng the nllleil troops over the Hreek line, thu Orcek aovertiment must show its hand nnd take a dellnlte stand on one side or tho other It Is reported for the second time that J'le d Mnrslml ton Mai-kcnsen, of the Clermnn nrnu, who directed the Halltnn (nntpalKN for the Teutons, has arrived at Constantinople. A dispatch from Hnlonlm to that effect was published In the newspaper Mutttno at Home, and for warded tn London bv the Central News. This Inrm iiiatlon follows a repoit that Field .Marshal on dor Cioltz, the Ger man commander In Turkev, Is going to Mesopotamia to lend a Turoo-Clerman arm of 6mO0O men against India. Telegrams from Athens sloto that Anglo-French reinforcements arc arriving continuously at Balonlcn, but that thu gieatest difficult v Is being experienced in landing them owing to the lack of facili ties KNV KLOPIN'O MOV CMI'NT The allied expeditionary force In the southeast corner of Seibln Is today In an extremely perilous position. The Bul garians are delivering heavy attacks on three points of the I'rnnco-Dr'tish posi tions along the railway lino between Ghovghell and Krlvnlak. Authorltatlvo reports from tho Balkan front indicate that the French forces In the Vnrdar Valley have been forced, since the close of the Serbian campaign. to yield consldeiablc ground before the Bulgarians, and that they nre under nn extremely violent attack at their posi tions In the Dcmlr Knpu (Iron Oate) ravine. This ravine Is about S3 miles north of Salonica, the Allies' base The Demlr Knpu-Sttlonlca sector of tho single line railway from Nlsh to the Greek seaport I the only avenue of retreat left to tho allied troops. It Is feared here that the expedition will havo to fall back still further In face of the. Increasing Uulgnro-German rein forcements German cavnhv has entered Kenall, duo south of Monastir, near tho Greek fron tier, an Athens dispatch says Appear Biice of German forces as far bouth as this point adds ominously to tho Allies' plight, because It prcsenta the menace of a flanking movement to cut oft the French retreat. The French are believed to have begun, under a screen of stubborn rear-guard fighting aided by their superior nrtlllery, to withdraw from the triangle In which they hate bed hitherto strongly In treni bed. This triangle Is bounded on the west and east by the Coma and Vnr dar Rivers If the llulgurlans succeed In irohslng the Cerna tho French "In trenched camp of Knvadar" may become untenable. At Inst nccounts the French still hold Krlvolak. on the Salonlca-Nlsh railway, where their advance guards firmly es tablished themselves when the allied cam paign began. At this point and at Demlr Kapu violent lighting la now In progress, and Its outcome Is awaited with feverish expectations here, us It will go a long way toward determining the fate of tha expedition. DOUGLAS, Artt.. Dec, 9. After a sharp engagement General Jose Rodri guez and his Villa army occupied Fron teras, south of A gun- Prleta, yesterday, driving southward Carrnnza forces under General P. Ellas Calles. Rodriguez burn ed several bridges between Esqueda nnd Fronteras, thus severing Calles' railroad communication with Agua Prleta, oppo site here. Hodrlgucz also cut telegraph nnd tele phone wires upon entering Fronteras Calles, however, managed before re treating southward, to send word to Agua Prleta for help Several hundred men, under General Angel Florcs, were dispatched to his aid. UNA RIDOTTA PRESA DA CADORNA A NORD DI MONTE S.MICHELE BRITISH WILL ADD 1,000,000 MEN TO ARMY BY APRIL Total of 4,000,000 in Field by Spring Recruits Again Pour In CONSCRIPTION IN DOUBT England Will Also Furnish Arms and Munitions for . 6,000,000 Russians GERMANS PLAN DRIVE ON INDIA; TURKS TO AID Army of 500,000 to Be Organ ized for Invasion of Brit ish Territory i ROMR. Dec 9. According to advices from Constanti nople. German eforts are now being di rected toward the organization of a great Turco-Gernmn drive against India. Tho project comprises the formation of an army of 500,000, of whom 400,000 will be Turks and 101.000. Germans, all under com mand of Field Marshal von der Goltz and officered exclusively by Germans. The expedition. It Is stated, will start In tho spring, preceded by a large Turkish advance guard, which la now on the way to Bagdad. German headquarters has abandoned Its Idea of an expedition against Egypt In order to concentrate Its entire activity In Asia The Bulgarian army la expected to look after the Balkan lines of communi cation and Insure supplies for the Ger mans In Asia. GERMANY WARNED OF fiKAVE DANGER TO NATION'S MORALS Newspapers Deplore Conditions Brought About by War AMSTERDAM. Dec 9. - The Cologne Gazette speaks of the "truly terrifying picture" presented by the increase In crime, "among the young people In the Industrial districts partlcujarly." where robberies with violence and attempted murder figure very largely. The Magdeiburg Zeltung denounces the usury, Immorality, licentiousness and de generate love of luxury that prevail, and invokes the '"I-ord God of German his tory to aid In preventing calamity from overwhelming our country." The Berliner Tageblatt declares: "Those who would deny the statement that the German people are In danger of being wholly submerged beneath an extraordi nary wave of laxity and Immorality breaking over the country roust find themselves lamentably disillusioned." Predicts United States of Europe The United States of Europe will fol low the great war, just as the Scriptures prophesy, according to the Rev. A. C. Goebelefn, of Kew York, who lectured Last eight In the Cnambers-Wylle Me morial t'retbyterlan Church, Broad street tfclBW Spwe. on "What Shall be the ad t)i Tfer Things J" II Ncmico E' Cacciato dalle Sue Posizioni a Sud di Gorizia e Perde 154 Prigionieri L'OFFENSIVA CONT1NUA ROMA, 9 Dlccmbre. Gil sfor7l die da tempo stavatio facendo gll Itallattl per cncclare gll aus trlacl dalle loro ultlmc posizioni sulle pcndlct settentrionall del Monte San Mlehcle. a sud ill Gorlzln, hanno nvtito huon cslto lerl I'altro, qunnclo le trupro del getiernle Cndorna hanno conn.ulstf.to un forte ed tin grnnde trlnceramento nemlco nd est ill 1'eteano, cloe' a nord del monte r,o sfondamento delta llticn austrlara In uuesto punto ' nnche nmmessa ilngll nusttlncl nnl loro comunlcato ufflclalp, ma quesfo comunlcato dice come nl solllo die gll ltallanl furono suhlto dopo cac clatl dall posizioni conquistatc. 11 comunlcato Itallano dice Inveco cho In questa opcinziono 151 nustrlncl furono fattl prigionieri. Intanto II tempo contlnua ad eosere cnt tlvo sul Carso, o purclo' sfaorcvolo alio operazlonl mllltari. 1 noiiostuntn qucsto fatto, 1'orfcnslva. degll Itulinnl contlnua e la presslone sulle llneo nttstrlnche ' ln cessnnlc 1a fanteria Itallana he fatto nltrl attacchl nella zona ill San Martlno. a sud del Monte Han Mlchele. Ill COMl'N'ICATO UFFICIALE. Kcco 11 testo del comunlcato ulllclale pubbllcato leri sera dill Mlnlstero del In Guerra In base nl rapporto del generate Cadorna: "Lungo tutto It fronte si c' nvutn una maggloro nttlvlta" dcH'aitlgllerla nemlca a cul ha rioposto cfllc.icemente da per tutto la nostra nrtlgtleria. 11 nemlco fa unche largo uso dl gas nstlsslnntl. 'Net pomerigglo dl luncdl", dopo un'in tensa preparazlono dl nrtlgllerla la fnn torla nemlca opero' attacchl contro In nostrc posizioni di Pre, nella valle dl Ledro e ad est di Piazza, In Val Ter ragnolo. Questl attacchl pero' furono prontamente resplntl. "Sul fronte del Carso, nonostantc le condizloni atmosferlchc per nulla favo revoll, la nostra fanteria mantlene li sua aggresslvlta. Una brillanto opera 7lono svllupptta fori (martedl'1 nella zona settentrionnlo del Monte San Mlchelo cl pcrmlse dl conqulstnre una rldotta ed un forte trlnceramento ncmico ed est dl Pe teano. In questa oper.izionc nol cattu rammo 151 prigionieri, dl cul otto ulllclall, c cl Impadronlmmo lnoltrc dl una quan tlta' dl munlzlonl, ill fuclll c dl altro ma terlale da guerra." T..V OUnfeTIONK VATICA.N'A. I,a dlscusslone circa I'nllocuzlono del papa none e' punto cessata. Pero' lerl i'Osservatore Romano, organo del Vatl- cano pubblicaa un arllcolo ill risposiu allc dlchlarazlonl fatte alia Camera propovlto dal mlnlstro dl Grazia Glusttzla, on. Orlando, aitlcolo che e consider.iti come ill carattcre assul concillante. 1,'orgnno vntlcano nmmetto che 1 rappresentantl dclla Gcrmanla e dell'Austrla presso II Vntlcano las clarono Roma dl loro propria volont.V e che 11 governo itallano cerco' in tuttf 1 modi dl trovare un.i soluziono che 1 rappresentantl dclla Gcrmanla convenlentc alia difficile qulstlone. ma fa notare che 11 governo aveva messo per condizlone chf II imp.i controllasso la corrlspondenza In clfra dl qupstl dlplomatiel, nl II papa rllluto' dl uddosarsl queshta responsabillta'. Perclo" 1 rap presentantl teutonlcl Insclarono Roma non perche' cspulsl. mi In segulto a citostnnzc che eruno fuorl del loro con trollo. II Glornnlo d'ltalla dal canto auo com mtnta l'allocuzlone facendo notare oho la presenza a Roma del cardlnales Hart mnnn, arclvpscovo dl Colonla, e' la prova mlgllore dclflndlpendenza della Santa Sede, e rlpeto che II governo Itallano era pronto a concedere salvncondottl anche al cardlnnll austrlael so essl avessero voluto recarsl a Roma. NELI,A PENISOLA RALCANICA. Telcgramml da Bucharest dlcono che I russl hanno chluso 1 portl dl Itenl e la stazlono ill fronticra russo-rumena dl Unghenl. Le forzo russe vanno rapl damentc concentrandosl nella Bessarabia, pronte per Invadore la Bulgaria, Queste forze russe hanno con loro grandl masbe dl artlglleria. SI Ignora pero' so la Rumania ha per messo alle forzo russe dl nttraversure 11 terrltorlo rumeno. It fatto che I russl sono concentratl nella Bessarabia sta rebbe a dlmostrare appunto che un nc cord e' stato ragglunto tra RussU e Ruminia. A Vienna o' stato annunciate ufnclal mente che un sottomarlno austrlaco uffondo' II 5 corrente un piccolo Incro clatore itallano del quale pero' non e' dato U nome. Telegramml da Roma dl cono pure che i apurl che furono af (ondatl aulla costa albanese erano pic colisslml. It plu grade ill essl spostando appena 300 tonnellatc. American Nurse Goes to Siberia liANSDALE. Pa., Dec. 9. Miss Susanna Pohte, who left Lonsdale last March for service as a Red Cross nurse in Austria Hungary, writes that she Is enroute to Siberia with a party of 3S nurses and 8 physicians to attend to sick German prisoners. She tells of traveling Jn reindeer-drawn sleighs through Lapland and Finland to Petrograd. She visited the Kaiser's palace at Potsdam with a party of nurses. In LEG SUPPORTS VARICOSE VEINS. ULCEUS. Weak Anklta. 8ollcu Lesa, Etc. AUK KVKNLY SUI'I'OKTKIl BY TUB USB Of TUB Corliss Laced Stocking. SANITAHV. as they may t washad or bollad. Comfortable, made to measure, A'O ELAS'lICl Adjustable; iacea like a legg-lnr; light & durable. ECONOMICAL. Coat (1.73 each, or two for tha lama limb. 13.00, postpaid. Call and bo measured ire er write for Mlf-meaiuro-meot Blank No. 19. W also make non-elastla Ab dominal Belt to order. Hours 9 to 9 dallx. Sat. to 4. Peaoi.CorlU LlmbSptcltltyCo J0 lld Bids. I'hoae Walnut 1. UU1J-1S HllHut UiHUkiCs, LONDON. Dec 9. England lntendi to have nn "jmy ot 4,000,000 men under arms by April 1, 1J1B There nre nt present 3.TO0.000 British Roldlers In tho field or In train ng and within a week Premier Asqulth, with tho nuanlmous support of the Cabinet, will nsk Parliament to authorize tne enlisting of 1,000,000. Shortly nfter Lord Kitchener visited Greeco It was repotted that he had in formed the Athens Government that uy spring England would havo nn army of .COO.O'O men and that It would assist In tho arming and supplying of a ltm-dan army of BOOO.OO). While this roprt Has never been officially conllimed. It is understnd that It wns decided four months ngo that tho B.itlsh army should be Increased to ,O0O.000. Thli decision, it l said, may be re garded as an nniwcr to Oermnnv s dcslro to make pence on terms satisfactory only to Germany. The cabinet has not ct decided whether It will be necessary to adopt conscription to raise the additional forces Its nctlon will depend on the result of Lord Derb .i efforts to Increase voluntary enlistment For the Inst week tho number of recruits has Increased dally, to such extent, In ruct. that the enlistment offices now In operation havo been unable to cope with tho rush. Lord I)erb' efforts will cease on De cember 11, unless the results nro so good that the Government will decide to extend tho time limit It Is snld that Lord Derby Is so conlldent or sun ess In his campaign that he has asked that his scheme lie adopted for another period. YOUNGSTERS TO LOSE JODS Scrnnton Factories Plan to Avoid Con tinuation School Provisions SCRANTON, Pa., Dec 9. tn tho eourso of nn inquiry being conducted by Pro fessor Henry Fuller, superintendent of the proposed continuation school pro vided In the Cox law. It developed that many of the local factory owners nro planning to discharge employes between tho nges of 14 and 16. They are doing thl. rather than have their work Incommoded by providing shifts so that the youngster" can get schooling. Just what steps will bo taken to prevent this action tiM not been determined. FRENCH WIN BACK MORE GROUND AT BUTTE OF S0UA1N Counter-Attacks Force Ger mans From Positions in Champagne WILSON DEMANDS AUSTRIA DISAVOW ANCONA SINKING Reparation for American Lives Lost and Pledge for Future Required NOTE IS SHARP IN DICTION MINE WAR IN ARGONNE Teuton Munition Cepot Near St. Souplet Blown Up by Sheila GERMAN GUNS, NOT MEN, DEFEATED SERB ARMY Senator of France Says. New Methods of Teutons Have Revolutionized War Herewith ts pmentert nn tirfic'e ici'Kfru for tha International .Vncs 'Service by Senator Charles ItutDlrrt, a France, In which he points mil the lesion taught by the German vlitoni in Serbia. He speaks authorltatlvrly, being a member of the Fteneh Sen ate's Army Commission. By CHARLES HUMBERT Senator of Tr.inro ami Jlembcr of Trenih Semite's Arm Comml8lon. PARIS, Deo. 9 Tho Teutons have in augurated new tactics In tho Ualk.ins. consisting of the employment of a minimum of troops and a maximum of artillery. Thoy are economizing on human material, which It takes 20 jcars to produce, wholly reling on their big guns' which their shops seem able to supply in inexhaustible abundance. It Is certain that Kleld Marshal vnn Mockensen had not mnro than ITo.O.iO Germans In addition to SO.Wu Austrian?, but they had artillery sulllcleiit for 1,000,0011 men, according to tho pre-war theory. The'j employed live guns wheio onlv one would have been used In pie vloiis wars The result was the Teutonic Infantry seldom eamo In contact with the Serbs, who were deluged with shells and were unable to display their traditional bravery. The lesson of the Serbian campaign Is that Gormanv, realizing that she Is at tho end of her resources In mon, now hopes to crush the Allies by tho sheer weight of metal. It Is our duty to bo immediately ready to meet n similar phalanx of guns on our front by still further increasing tho numbers of our batteries. PARIS, Dec. 9. Destruction of a Herman munition de pot south of Saint Souplet, and success for tho Krench troops operating near Sottaln, arc reported In today's War Of Ilrc communique The text of the communique follows- "In Champagne, In tho course of tho night, our nrtlllery. continuing Its bom bardment of Gorman positions, blew up n munition depot to the south of Snlnt Sou plet. "Our counter-attacks to tho enst of tho Unite of Soualn continued to roll bark the enemy, who now holds only a part of the advanced trench, which has been completed- smnshed. Our batteries by their constant llro nro preventing tho enemy from establishing himself there. "In tho Argonne. wo blew up success fully two mines In the region of Haute Chovnuiheo." War I'lant Fire Victims Improve WILMINGTON', Del.. Dec. a. Six men who were injured In n llro nt Carne's Point sevcrul days ago will leave tho hopltnl In a few days. As the clothing of the men wns burned off, the du Pont Powder Company today sent complete outfits to the hospital. a; &wp I Christmas Time is Keller Time Arts and Crafts at Either Store FERDINAND KELLER 216-224 S. 9lh SL 1207 Wilnut St f i Vigorous Protest Rejects Vien na's Previous Explanation and Galls for Action WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Ofllclali today were waiting action by Austria on tho demand that she disavow the sinking of tho Ancona with a very pessimistic feeling. There was a general belief in Administration circles that tho Central Teutonic Power would decline, at least at tho outset, to meet the views of the United Slates In this respect. The demand, which Is coucliiil In peremptory language demanding dlcaxowal, repara tion and promises Hint the rules or civ ilized warfare will be onsen ed In the future, wns expected to bo presented to the Austrian Torelgn Olllro today by Am bassador 1'enlleld. It will require tlueo davn before he cm get word to the State Department how the aote was tccolttd owing to the Interruption of communica tion between Uerno and Vienna. It Is frankly slated nt tho Stato De partment that bo far as this Ooyern ment Is concerned It will be satisfied with nothing but tho comp etc ac- ninnro of Its demands. The I'resiueni hns taken the position that Austria knew this Government's position. " enunciated in the correspondence with aermanr. And that therefore the sink n" of the Ancona was ft flagrnnt viola tion of the principles of International taw. If Austria doo not meet tho position of tho United Stales It Is considered cer tain that diplomatic relations will be broken off. Demands made on Austria nre: That tho Government disavow the act; That reparation and Indemnity be given Americans concerned; ... That assurances be given that there will bo no repetition of such warfare; That tho submnrine commander guilt) of tho attack bo punished. This note to Austria Is understood to bo oven sharper and moro vigorous In lonu imin nny ox in pnmMtakl -'h by tho United States WrS -J referenco to tho lAisHsnU ermj tS Secretary Lansing Insist. ,v . been established, that thi !hl ki fate through an Atro-lin marine, and that the InktaVftJjj pllshed under circumstances Vk excuse for the net. Officials S to regard the note ns raisin. which may nssumo sertoui i? ' '' and in somo official quarteri iSP11 appears to be held that the inJu' give riso to international wrH of n grave character. The A?"(l lie will not havo to wait ion, Jfc vigorous language of th 0.. n,l! State, for tho State DepartnuM Urr 1 Plates giving it to the presTS! MtH tlon tn Friday morning newjpiM HTIl!IIIIIllI!Hlll!!!HHmttHIIHHIMI!l!!!U!ll!!!IHimiinBnHJ 3626 Residents of Philadelphia registered at Jhtotel Astor during the past year, tng 1000 Rooms. 700 with Bath. A cuisine which has marie the Astor New York's lcadi: Banqueting place. Single Room), without bth, l.oo te fit Double 3.00 ta 4 Single Room), with bith, 3.00 to 6 m Double - 4.eota t-thjco cm TAD C - Parlor, Bedroom and bith, to.oo to fnt At Broadway, 44th to 45th Streets the center of NewYork'i wdj and business activities. In close proximity to all railway ttnamai, n:!.M!ni2!:!Hiiin;zu!iiiiu-u:i!iitmniiui!!iuuinu!iimy Preparedness for Christmas f? $1,000,000 in Day for Red Cross j LONDON, De. '.'It was announced at n meeting of tho tlrltish fled Cross In 1 London ychtcrd.ty that a rocont ono-dn collection taken throughout the empire in behalf of the Hod Cross had rosulteil In the total of l.ooo.OOO. CEHJMJ 1 X aapiK Complc t e I ' tra 1118 01 Pause n y c r ' mid Frcirjht 1 cars. The 1 most pmetxeal of toys. The most I I complete line in the city. Extra I 1 cars 35c up. 1 ' :13 No. Thirteenth Ste 5SS?sW,nfS V - ns; 5i,-wr-s-- Antique and Period Furniture EVERS of the artistic in furniture will revel in the splendid assortments of quaint pieces now arranged for the gift season. That true period furniture need not be costly is clearly demonstrated by the many pieces at moderate prices. $9.00 up. Trie Rosenbacn Galleries 1320 Walnut St. Christmas Cards and Calendars mTSFr U vV 'i'ijijiii xga.-; vwwwwtwgattiBR S -N5v N. j Marx Roberts Rinehart The Family Friend FIRST of a new series of the younger set, full of flirta tious flappers, pretty debutantes and droll situations. Mrs. Rinehart is at her best in these jolly stories of the younger set, its escapades and its love affairs. Cobb Christmas Presents In giving and getting Christina? gifts the author is your fellow victim. In sleuthing down the man who put the X in Xmas, Mr. Cobb says: Sometimes I think a man a married man with extensive domestic obligations is not to be blamed for thinking of Santa Clans as an elderly porch climber with many aliases and a bad record, a corrupt old offender speaking with a Low-Dutch accent and wearing an Andrew Carnegie make-up of white whiskers, who conies forth on Christmas Eve with his bleigli empty and goes back home again on Christmas morning laden with loot wrested from weak-minded male adults. Samtiel G. Blytbe The Machineonian Cry Come Over Into Machineonia and Help Us! cry the Old Guard of the Republicans. We want must have a good, strongman for 1916. . Mr. Blythe has been looking over the possibilities who may respond to the cry of the Old Guard, and in this article ap praises them all and sets down their political assets and liabili ties. Other Features in This Number Lo, the Poor Piute, a laugh story of the races, by Charles E. Van Loan; Tiie Slacker, a love story, by W. B. Trites; The Blue Sky Company, by Will Payne; In Winter Quarters, Reminiscences of the Circus, by L. B. Yates; and Is Germany Hungry? by an American just back from Berlin. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST OUT TODAY Five Cents of all Newsdealers and Post Boys THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA HriK