THE WEATHER.' iSMrr " - ' ,n T , l' , lOT'TTT WTIJ-- Q m A- T7 . 10 Pages Today r ' ... . - 1 1 . 1 t ? ' ! . ' - - t . VOL. XCYH-NO. A3 WIIiMIKGTOK, K. FRIDAY MORNING. vKOVEMBEB 5, 19 15 WHOLD UMBSB 39,373 WILSON WALLS UPON MEN OF EVERY SHADE OK POLITICAL THOUGHT TO RALLY TO HIS DEFEl SE PROGRAM Opens Administration Cam paign for Preparedness in - Address in New York. NO AGGRESSIVE PURPOSE Nation Must be Prepared to Defend Itself for "Full lib erty and Development. Is Given an Ovation at Man hattan Club Dinner New York, November 4. Pres ident Wilson opened the adminis tration campaign for its National defense, programme in a compre hensive and " carefully prepared address delivered here tonight at the Manhattan Club banquet- He declared solemnly, that the United States had no aggressive purposes, but must be prepared to defend it self in order to assume "full lib erty and self -development. ' ' Sig nificantly, he said that " with our selves in this great matter we as sociate all the peoples of our own hemisphere,' . adding that "we wish not only for the United States but for them the fullest freedom of indepeiident-growth of actioji.,, i enthtmastiqappU the banquet hall, and during "his - address. The hall was decorated with" American flags and filled even to the galleries with Demo crats happy, over their victory of Tuesday in New York city. When the President arose to speak every one applauded until he was forced to signal for quiet. - Tke People Are InqnlHar- "Within a year, said the President, "we have, witnessed what we did not thtnk possible, a great European con flict Involving many of the greatest nations of the world. The influences of the great war are everywhere In the air. All Europe is in battle. Force everywhere speaks out with a loud and imperious voice in a titanic strug gle of government; and from one end of our own dear country to the other men are asking one another what our own force is, how far we are prepared maintain ourselves against any in terference with our national action or 3 ovolnnm TI t." The President called : upon "men off all shades of political opinion" to rally to the support of the defense pro gramme. He said it represented the "best 'professional and expert opinion " of the country" and gave warning that "if men differ with me in this vital matter, I shall ask them to make it clear how far and in what way they are interested in making the perma nent Interests . of -the country sate against disturbances." . Ne Need ta Feel Pauley. There is no n!ed for the country to feel panic-stricken, -the President de clared, because it stands in friendly relations with the world. He spoke of the United States as "a nation too big - and generous to be exacting, but. yet courageous enough to defend its rights and the liberties of its people wher ever assailed or involved." Outlining the defense programme the President said it included an Increase in - the standing army, the training within-the next three years of 400,000 citizen soldiers to be raised In annual forces of 1S8.000 and the strengthening of the National Guard. He laid par ticular emphasis on the need of ample equipment. . The President declared that the rtavy already is a "very great and efficient force," but that in order ; to bring it to a point, of , "extraordinary force and efficiency" a definite policy must ..be adopted and hastened and an adequate supply of men and equipment provided. America1 Saoold be First. In addition to speaking on National defense, the President attacked nen who love other countries better than America," and men who stir up relig ious and sectarian antagonism. He declared -that such men should be s call ed to a reckoning." ' . 1 ' . Just before the dinner the President shook hands with all the guests, In cluding Charles F. Murphy. The guests included ? Secretary Of War Garrison, Senator CQorman, Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, Dudley Kield Malone, collector :of the port ot New York; Judge Edward Swann, dis trict attorney-elect of New York coun ?v; Charles - F. Murphy, i and other Tammany leaders; Roger C. Sullivan, " f Chieago, and more than '400" other Democrats, most' of them prominent In New York; - ' ; :- ' 1 '"X ', Wattenon Sends Message. Henry Watterson, of LKuisvill'e, who had been designated by the dinner com 'nittee to speak immediately -'after President Wilson, sent his regrets in letter read to the diners. Mr. Wat -fersjon wrote that he regretted beln anable to attend the 50th anniversary (Continued on Page Two.) ' Text Of The MdentV Address On His Programme For National Defense ,: -.:v; ' - ' ' ' - - - .. . . .. ... . Mr. Teastmaster and Gentlemen t : ; . ; ' , I warmly felicitate the club up on, the completion of fifty years of accewful and iateresttng life. Club life may be, made to mean a great deal to thoe -who know how to use ft. I have no doubt that to a great many of yon haa come genuine, stimulation In the aMoelatlons of this ' place and that as the years have multiplied you have seen more and more the useful ends which may 4e served by organisations of this, sort. But I have not eome to Speak wholly of that, for tbere : are others of your own . members who can speak of the club with a knowledge and an Intelligence which no One can have who has-not been Intimately asso ciated, with it.. Men band themselves together for the sake of the asso ciation, no doubt, but also for something greater and deeper than that because they are conscious of common Interest's lying outside their busi ness occupations, beeause they are members of the same community and In frequent intercourse nnd mutual stimulation and a real maximum of vitality and power. I shall assume that here around the dinner table on this memorial occasion our - talk should , properly : turn to the wide and common interests which are most in our thoughts, whether they be the .interests of the community or of the nation. . A year and a half ago our thought would have been almost alto gether of great domestic questions. They are many and of vital conse quence. We must nnd shall address ourselves to their solution with dili gence, firmness, and self-possession, notwithstanding we ' find ourselves in the midst of a world disturbed by great , disaster and . ablaze with ter rible wart but our thought is now inevitably of new things about- which formerly we gave ourselves little , concern. We : are thinking now chiefly ; of our relations with, the rest of the world not ..nor commercial rela tionsabout those we have ..thought and .planned always but about our . political relations, our duties as an .individual and Independent force in the world to ourselves, onr neighbors, and the world itself. .. ' - v PRINCIPLES .WELL KNOWN. c..; - Our principles are well known. It is not necessary to avow them again.'., We believe in political liberty and' founded our .great govern ment to obtain it, thejliberty of men and of peoples off men to . choose their own lives and' sf peoples to choose their own ellegtsnce, Onr am bition, also, all the. world has knowledge of. It is not only to be free and prosperous oursefves, but also to be the friend and taonghtful par-" tisan of those who are free or who desire freedom v the world .over. If we have had aggressive purposes and covetous " ambitions, they were -the fruit of our thoughtless youth as a nation and we have put them aside. ' We shall, I confidently believe, never again .take another foot of territory by conquest. We shall never In any circumstances ' seek to make ;. an independent people . subject -to our dominion "because we be lieve, we passionately believe,, in the right of every people to choose their own nllegience and be free of masters ; altogether. . For ourselves " .we; wish nothing but the full liberty of self -development) and with- our selves in this great matter we associate aU the peoples of our own hemi sphere. We wish hot only for the TJnlted - States but for them - the fullest freedom of independent growth .and action, for we know that thrdughbut this "hemisphere the same aspirations are everywhere being worked out, under diverse .conditions but with -the same Impulse and ultimate object. v All this is very clear to us andwlll, I confidently predict, become more ' and morei dear to the whole world as the gcreat processes of the future unfold themselves. 'It Is with V. yea we haxe . witnessed what we did not believe posslblei a -great Euro--: pean conflict involving many "of the greatest . nations of the' world. The Influences of. a great war are everywhere In the. air. .AU Europe Is em battled, ' Force everywhere ' speaks, out with, a loud and imperious voice in a titanic struggle of governments and from one end of our . own. dear country to the other men- are asking one another what our. force is,: how far we are prepared to maintain ourselves against -any--interference -with our -national action or developments ;: . -f : . " . ; no wxiFUi usb of fob.ce. . CT'; .. i . In no man's mind, I am . sure, Is there even raised the question of the wilful use -of . force on our part against any nation or any people. No. mat ter what military or naval force the United States might develop, states men throughout the whole world might rest assured, that we were gath-. erlng that force, not for attack In any quarter, not for , aggression of any kind, not for the satisfaction of any political or international ambi tion, but merely to make sure ot our own security.. We . have - if .in - mind to be prepared, but not. for war, but only for defense i - and with the thought constantly In onr minds that the principles we hold most dear can be achieved by the slow processes of history only in the kindly and wholesome atmosphere of peace, and not by the use of hostile force. The ; mission of America In 'the world is essentially a .mission of peace and good will among men. She has become the home and asylum of men of all creeds and races. Within her hospitable borders they have found homes and congenial associations and freedom and a wide and cordial welcome, and they have become part of the bone and sinew and spirit of America itself.1 America has been made up out of the nations of the world and is the friend of the nations of the world. But we feel justified In preparing ourselves to vindicate our right to independent and unmolested action by making the force that , is in us ready for assertion. ' And we know thnt we can do this in a way that will be .Itself an illus tration of the American spirit. In accordance with our American tradi tions we want and. shall work for only an army adequate to the constant . and legitimate uses of times of International peace. But we jdo want to feel that there is a great body of citizens who have received at least the most rudimentary and necessary forms of military training) that they wttl he ready to form themselves into n fighting force at the call of the na tion t and that the nation has the munitions and supplies with which to. equip them without delay should It be necessary to call them into ac tion. We wish to supply them with the training they need, and we think we can do so without calling them at any time too long away from their civilian pursuits. V It is with this idea, with this conception, in mind that the plans have been made which it will be my privilege to lay before the Congress at its next session. That plan calls for only such an inerease in the .tegular army of the , United States as experience has proved to be required : for the performance of the necessary duties of the army in the Philippines, in Hawaii, in Porto Rico, upon the borders of the United .States, .at the coast fortifications, and at the military posts of the Interior. For the reat, it calls for the training .within the next three years of a force of 400,000 citizen soldiers to be raised in annual -contingents - of 133,000, who would be asked to enlist for three -years with the colors and ' three years on furlough, but who during their. three years of enlistment with the colors would not be organised as a standing force but - would be ex pected merely to undergo, intensive training for a very brief period of each year. Their training would take place in Immediate association with the organised units of the regular army. It would have no touch of the amateur about it, neither would' it exact of the volunteers more than they could give In any one year from their civilian pursuits. ; ' AS TO NATIONAL GUARD. And none of this would be done in .' such a way as in the slightest degree to supersede or subordinate our present serviceable : and efficient National Guard. On the contrary, the National Guard itself would be used as part of the instrumentality by which training would be given the citi zens who enlisted under the new conditions, and I should hope and expect that the legislation by which all this would be . accomplished would put the National Guard Itself upon n better and more permanent footing than It has ever been before, giving it not only the recognition which It de aerves, but n more definite support from the national government and a more definite connection with the military organisation of the , nation. What we all wish to - accomplish Is that the forces .of the nation should indeed be part of -. the natlo n and not , a separate ') professional force, and . the chief cost of the system would not be In ..the enlistment or in the training of the men, but in the providing of ample equipment In case It should be necessary to call all forces Into the field. ; Moreover, it has been: American policy time out of mind to look to the navy as the first and chief line of defense. - The navy of the United States Is already, a very' great andeflleient force. - Not rapidly, but slowly, with careful attention, our naval force has been developed ' until the navy of the United States stands recognised as one " of the' most efficient nnd notable of the modem time. All that Is needed in order to bring It to- a point of extraordinary force and. efAeleney as compared with the ether navies of the world Is that we should hasten bur paee in the policy we have long been pursuing, nnd that chief of all we should have a defi nite policy of development, not made , from year to year but looking well into the future and planning for a definite consummation; We can and should profit in all that we do by the experience and example, that have been made obvious to ns'by -the "unitary and naval events of the actual nresenf.-It is not merely a matter of building battleships . and cruisers nd submarines, but also a matter of making sure that we shaU have the adequate" equipment of men and munitions and supplies for the vessels we buUd and Intend to build. Part of our problem Is the .prob lem of what I may caU the mobilisation of the resources, of :the nation at the nroser time if it should ever be necessary to mobnise them for na tional defense. We shall study efflcieney and adequate Equipment, as csrefnllr as we Shall study the number and slse of ur ships, and - I believe, at tte Plans already In part mad public by the Navy Department are S. whlen the whole nation can approve with rational enthusiasm. . - . 1 " ' HO PANIC HASTE REOCTRED. . i ' ' ' N thoughtful man feels any panic hnste In this matter. . The country ' i. ' Coatlnued on Page Ten.) , SAYS GERB HAS HOT MET CONTRACT To Pay Indemnity for Requi " sitioned Belgian Goods. REPORT ON -WAR LEVY E. Casteleln Outlines Steps Taken by Belgium to Pay the German War -Levy Already 860,000,000 Francs Paid Out.. Amsterdam, (via London), Nov. 4. The chamber of commerce of Antwerp has issued a report -written, by -its president, E. Casteleinj, to the members of the pernfcanent . deputation i which represents the chamber before the Bel gian government, "outlining . the steps taken by Belgian provinces. to pay the German war levy of 480,000,000. francs (595,000,000). The report states: ; "The Belgian provinces have just paid the German administration the ninth monthly installment of the war levy of 480,000,000 francs. They have up to date actually paid out 360,000, 000 francs, of which 46,000,000 are to be credited to 60,000,000 imposed spe cially with the guarantee, given by the German authorities in December, 1914 that indemnity for " requisitioned mer chandise, -would be paid as soon at possible in currency,, in commercial bills of exchange, - .or in credits on German banks. "For the past .nine months Belgium has most scrupulously met the en gagements .made -in' her name .at the time of the convention relating -to war contributions. This ' - convention' is, however, of an - entirely reciprocal character. Moreover,- if Belgium has fulfilled her .obligations, the German administration .le'jjvery much behind with, theirs. ; Ji-.L-V-y . ; -. , -' .:: "I had the honor' to send you op March 19, last, a duplicate report whict I addressed to the .tntercommunial com mission on . the subjecte of requisitions Hntaas TffMib, CBad - wen 'k imposed 4)i'o. tradef pf it bracing the i total amount of stocks in our warehouses and.tore8 accumulated there at the; time of the occupation of our town by- German .troops. The requisitioned goods were for the. most part removed from the town during the monthsof November and December by . virtue of might .TThich is greater tnan rignc.-witn.-cne minimum of forT mality without- any regard to the rights of the owners or holders, with out any previous agreement as to the price of the sale. The actual figures of the requisition, of which I . have been able - to get details only regard ing raw merchandise, this then rep resenting the major part of our Ira ports, have reached and passed 85, 000,000 francs. Five months more have passed since I described the situation in my report of March, without the smallest improvement. ' "Payments received since then do not represent a tenth part of the sums still owing; May I also persuade my self to call " these so-called 'payments' advances representing some 80 to 50 per cent, -of bills, advances made by (Continued on Page Ten.) liSiiEO Shot by C?lles Troop While Aiding Wounded, He Says SAYL NACO IS CAPITAL Declines to Tell Where Americana Were Burled and There Is Some Doubt as to Whether They t Were Actually Killed. - GREEK GO VERNMENT IS Defeated inchambeR; and cabinet resigns fi i PAGKERSCOMPUIH Great Britain Imposing More Rigid Restrictions. Zaimis' Demand for Vote of Confidence Loses to Fol lowers of Venizelos. r I ACTION WAS SURPRISE Naco,N Ariz., Nov. 4. Francisco . Villa, with 2,000 of his troops, defeated Mon day at Agua Prieta "by the forces of Gen. P. Elias Calles, Carransa com mander there, reached Naco, across the border - from here, today and told American army officers that four Amer icans were shot down by Calles troops while succoring wounded under a Red Cross flag in front of the breastworks at Agua Prieta. Villa also announced that Naco would be the capital of Mexico. The Americans killed were, accord ing to Villa: Dr. R,. H, Tighen, chief surgeon of , the Cananea Consolidated Copper Company; his assistant, Dr. Miller, and two American chauffeurs, J. i. Piyant and A. L. Wilson. Villa, while formally expressing regret at their " death; declined tonight to say where they are buried. He said he could not permit any bodies to be dis interred, even, to clear a doubt that they actually had been killed. This doubt was caused by the state ment of Dr. Frederick H. Wickman, of St. Louis, who dashed across the line this afternoon' shouting . that he was about to be shot and afterward declar ed "that he had . seen Drs. Tighen and Miller at 9 o'clock last night. : Wick man,; however, appeared to be some what dased from shock sustained while ' under; a death -watch awaiting execution - for some unknown offense. ;'.':". ' - Villa Receiving; Supplies. 1 Four thousand of Villa's men are at Villaverde,:?a water,-station: 22. ie sout h -,f the' acSft-Cananea railroads CCtt3svihagin lecahginifltefcn as - ne reached; Naco,?' He" stated that SEEK GOVERNMENT AID State . Department BTow Considering Matter of Making Special Repre sentations to the British Foreign Office. Resignation Not Accepted and Military Situation May f Not be Changed. - 5 , ...... i Demonstration in Rumania Favoring the Allies. . - . . . -.-:..f-: a v-:-.-if i .1 Washington,' Nov. 4. Counsel for Chicago packer's called at the State Department today with a complaint that Great Britain had 'imposed new and more rigid- restrictions uDon their trade with neutral European countries.: They asked that, special representations be made to the British foreign office, - -- and that matter -is now being consider ed by thei'Dejiartment. -The attorneys discussed with Counselor Polk and Con sul General Skinner, recently returned from London, the Status of the packers' cases, pending in British priae courts. and the shipping situation generally. After the conference, Alfred R. IJrion, Henry Veeder and Luther M. Walter, representing Armour & Company, Swift and Morris- &-- Company, gave out a statement 'saying: Z '' : Shipments For Wdden.- ; ; -"The immediate cause. Of our visit to Washington today is, the instructions issued to :the" steamer Christianaf jord, of the. Norwegian-American line, which expected to- aail:-on November'. 6 from New .iTork .'for he .; Norwegian port ' of Christiana: . - SuA.instroctisin: iffoWfti mede steamer&owrthlfsrthei- load ing .of the .'Chicago- packers'.' products, destined: to resident ..buyers in, Sweden on through' bills of lading , via Christi -V'.I-:i A- i ft T:i I " - ;" ! ! i tif: -' -i if he personally intended toN leave to night. . It.: was believed he may go to mm HEARING OF FAY iOJSSOGInTES Preliminaiyxamination to be Resumed Nov. 11. Ten or More Under Arrest In West New 'J. York Chsrged 'With Theft of Ar- ' tides Which Were Shipped to European Allies. verde. probably' would be left, to oppose anjr pursuit by. the Carransa .forces. . Through agents here, Villa sought permission to have his wounded men removed from "Naco' ? to Juarez over American territory. ' His request was forwarded to Gen. Frederick Funston, commanding the' .American.-troops at Douglas.' The supposed ' shooting of the American doctors and chauffeurs also was reported to General Funston. The troops Villa brought here today appeared to be well fed. Their" trans port animals, also were in excellent condition. . - Promises Protection. " ." General Villa tonight gave out a personal statement-as follows: "I am on my way to Hermosillo by the most remove from, the bjlls of lading the pro vision .'goods in .transit-.-. to. Sweden,' de clare the.: j ultimate- destination to . be Norway, ..lasd .guarantee - consumpition in that - 00.1"- " VThese iistructfons we are informed, are due ' to ithe' threat of Great Brit ain that -Unless 'the steamship 'compa nies influence such requirements Great Britain will seize the ships and car goes en 'route to 'Christiana and con fiscate such cargoes, N Mt Imtrfrmmi. "This iaonly . one- -of 'many interfer ences wrthSttlthe i laiSV. six weeks with the trade on the packing house prod ucts carried On neutral ships from the United States to resident buyers in Scandinavian countries. Several of miruue. my losses!. ASua rneia these vessels arrived at their destina- were n Kiuea ana. suu wounaea. i have 13,000 men with me and I have given my word that no property will (Continued on Page Ten.) , mm EXPREASES APPREGIATIGN TO U. S. Has Great Admiration For President Wilson Bias Extended Talk With John LInd, at Eagle Pass, Texas Hopes Di plomatic Relations Will Soon be Resumed. tions in the neutral countries, and af ter the cargoes had ' been unloaded on (Continued- on Page Ten.) GERMANY WILL FIGH T TO FINISH. WITH ARMS v Von Buelow Denies He is on a Mission of Peace. Tells Associated Press Correspondent The War Must Be Fought Out" and That Germany la Re solved! Bias Resources. New York,- Nov. 4. Preliminary ex amination 'of Robert Fay, and three other prisoners,7 under arrest here, ac cused of conspiracy to blow up vessels carrying war munitions to the Allies, was postponed today o November 11. Counsel for . the -defendants objected strongly to the postponemeht and de manded an Immediate hearing, alleging that the complaint was defective and Insufficient to I hld the men, ( " The government's counsel expects that the grand, jury, how investigating the case will have disposed of ; it be-- fore the date 'set for the examination. The case gained renewed ; importance today, . owing to the 'announcement from Washington that the Department of (justice . will undertake the, prosecu tion of the alleged conspirator's and the statement . that the. Federal investiga tion shows that' the alleged plot had wide ; ramifications ; . throughout ; the country. 'r .'- - . ' Ten or' more men were under arrest today In Wfst New York, N. J., charged with the V thefts ot magnetos and- auto mobile trucks-in the yards of the. West Shore railroad, at Weehawken, and Jn freight yards at West New York.. . These trucks were shipped to the Eu ropean AlUes from Cleveland,-O.; and other- Middle ..Western cities. It was alleged that eight carloads of - tires valued at $75,000 and many hundred bags of iugarhave been stolen either from1 the freight yards or -Irom ships loading at the water fro.nt in Hoboken or in Weehawken, N J- 5 v : J After-the thefts of sugar; It was al leged somo of the .vessels, in which it was 'to have been loaded were set on fire by fire bombs. ; Eagle Pass, Texas, Nov. 4. General Carransa today expressed his appreci ation for what the United States gov ernment had done for him. . In an ex tended talk with John Lind, former personal representative of President Wilson, in ' Mexico, Carranza expressed great admiration for President Wilson the United States government and .the de facto Mexican government would be resumed in a very short time. Mr. Lind said His visit A) Eagle Pass had no official significance. He was in conference with .Carranza for two hours yesterday, and it is understood and for the "constancy of purpose and good will which he has shown in-dealing with the Mexican situation." '-- General Carranza also, expressed the hope that diplomatic relations between that they discussed problems of re construction. ' VTn my talk with the first chief," said Mr. Lind, . ""I endeavored to im press upon him that a majority of the people of the United States have re garded all factions in Mexico - alike. And I told him that ..the ' prejudice against his own people had been stir red, up by Mexicans in Washington and' New York, who were antagonistic to his government. '' ' "In reply to . my query why he did not go at once to Mexico City and es tablish a government, he. .declared that although the work of re-constructlon wasJgreat". and pressing, it was equally important that there should be a com plate understanding among the. Mexican people with reference to what the next government stood for, and. what it will Insist-upon - He -'declared that" neither his time nor- Obregon's time; shall be wasted in the trip now being taken, if it will - bring about a better under standing among the Mexican people." LiUcerne,' Switz., (via Paris), Nov. 4. Prince von Buelow, former German chancellor,, informed.'- the Associated Press today that he had not come to Switzerland on a peace mission. He de clared Germany was resolved to con tinue the war- to .its conclusion, by arms. The' prince' made it clear ; that he s not going to Washington to see president Wilson or , to Madrid to See King Alfonso in re.-atton to ' terms which Germany . might be willing to discuss peace. Noi -Is he engaged ih such discussions with a papal delegate or' any one else; - '." ; " ' In addition to disposing of these re ports Prince von Buelow said to the correspondent today: " "The war must be fought out." - 'At another time during ' the conver sation he said: "Germany is united and posseses " every resource in mate rial and above all, in unity and resolve to continue the war to its conclusion by arms." v -' : .. - The prince talked of various aspects of the war with considerable - freedom, although stipulating; that his views on these points must 'not be ' made . pub lic. "For I am here as a private per son," he explained, "and' will not talk politics." W ' - -:. ' 1 Tokio, Nov. 4.( lmemnse crowds are flocking to Tokio . to witness the im perial departure" of Klofa where the ac cession of Kmperor Yoshihito to the throne .will : be celebrated on Novem ber 10. v The emperor will, leave palace at 6 o'clock Saturday morn and with him go the entire5 court and memberr of r the government.? Klota is becoming the mecca of millions,-. The movements of carts, motors and jinrickshas in th strpta resembles the transport of ai army. , ,: v C -" e it.1 riS- :ll ':lrh- iI '1'. -i' V.:'?- ji me vrreeK guyernmenx in , the chamber of deputies and the consequent resignation of the1Zai-; ; mis cabinet, is the latest sensation afforded by the Balkans. While, of ; course, it was understood that , Eleutherios Venizelos, the formeir premier, had it in his power to .; turn the ' government out, j wjbe: everhe so desired, having themiu fv," jority in the chamber at his back, the fall of Zaimis came unexpect edly, as it was believed that :the leader of the majority Had decided to accord the premier sufficient ' support to enable him to remain m , oiiice tor the present, at least. ; , - ' . rBuk.Oyr -'llor?;;sfter'4';;;' '. "1 ""Ag- go often. haTiDeTii(ibowivar,:& vni.' ,'i's government on a matter of minor im portance some dlfferettence of opinion between M. Venlielos and the minister ' of war, General Yanakitzas, on mili tary proposals and the government was defeated by "a vote of 147 to 114. By handing -the resignation of his cabinet to King Constantino, M. Zaimis again places on the Icing the respon sibility of deciding the future policy of his country. In London the flrst impression was that the defeat of the government ' would mean the immediate recall to power of M. Venizelos and the fulfill ment of the original agreement . be- r " tween him and the allied powers to go - - "-. to the assistance of Serbia. " , V Stock' Exchange Rallies. ' - In this belief, the news caused , a - ' distinct rally on the stock exchange. Later dispatches from Athens, However, indicated a possible dissolution of par liament.. Should this course be taken "it would be at least two months before an election could be held and the new .- chamber meet in Athens. In the mean- . - Ume either the Zaimis cabinet, the res-' lgnation of which has not yet been ac- ' cepted, with perhapus a change in the -ministry, of war,, or some other cabinet favoring the king's policy ofjcontlnucd neutrality, ' would have, charge ofs af-1 fairs and consequently there would be no change-In thg military situation. Even should M.. Venizelos be called upon to form a "new government, , It! Js . not certain that he would .Join the Al- -lies at present but the quadruple en- -tente would have the assurance that Greece would not turn against themi On the other hand, it is not to be for-'' , gotten that King Constantitie'was will ing to follow the policy of M. Venizelos '." Up to a certain point and there are " ' some diplomats here who believe that; assured of a landing of very strong; Anglo-French ' forces at 'Salbnikl and Kavala, together with a Russian army on the other side of Thrace . and the possible assistance of Rumania, the Greek king might be willing to em- -bark on operations . against. Bulgaria. : Greene never looked with favor on, Bulgarian occupation of Macedonia and tnere are some in the country who feir that a victorious Bulgaria", might throw covetous eyes on Kavala which King erdlnand fought so hard tb get at the conclusion' of the.. Balkan wars. ' Rumania Also Upset. .. Rumana is in somewhat the same , position as Greece. : A majority of then people of that country for the Allies I while the king : and government wish; ' to maintain neutrality, at least unll . it appears clear that the Allies can win. the 'war. There have been con tinual demonstrations in Rumania Jn -vor of intervention, which have been heightened by. the presence of. a- large Russian force on the northeastern ' ooi der waiting to attack Bulgaria. In Berlin, according to reports, fear: has been expressed that, this force will be allowed to march nrough Rumanian ' terrritory and that it might be Joined , by the Rumanian army. To discourage this, an Austro-Gernian army is being , assembled on -the western borders 'of -Rumania. Thus the anxiety of the Ru manian government can be understood. Besides massing troops the Allies are taking other steps to persuade Greece and Rumania that it is tp their interest to join .against the uentr ai powers.. J Russians Start Counter Offensive. - Having checked the German offensive . f along the whole eastern, front, except , " - - directly - west of Kiga, where' the na- ture of the ground makes an advance " difficult, -.the -Russians have started a. . g counter ouensive at there points west it of Dvinsk, on the Styr in Volhynla'as , on the Stripa In Galicia.- On the Stripa f river they claim , to have won a 'great ' victory; and to have captured 6.00Q pris- oners, although admitting that the bat- . ' j tie is still in progress. ; They also n . Ms -Jlaim-successes at Other points, . r:X:y, ' "-(', uThe Germans on their.- side, assert, ' that all , the attacks have been . repulsed . '- 1 . -, . v , (Continued ' on Page Ten. j :t, , - t i i: -i" i i ,r

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