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FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1913. SILOUiS POST-DISPATCH SI LOUIS POST-OISPATCH GERMAN PAPERS RIBOT SAYS VAR FLETCHER NAMED Austrian Charge Who Discusses Ancona Dispute With Lansing NEW AMBASSADOR French's Record in War Is Series of Failures Distrusted 6u Joffre After Hons IS COSTING FRANCE who bad won were left to hang oa for hours, for hours In some cases, with-t-ut reinforcements. Tbe Germans gathered their reserves, cava back, retook Fosse 8 and the Jloheniollern redoubt rushed the British over and part way flown Kill No. "0. Lens waa saved and the British commander had to appeal to Gen.

Foch for French troopa to hold what was left of the ground that had been won. Loos was then Neuve Chaptl over again and It happened nearly a year later. This sealed the fata French. To retain him longer was to destroy all that was left or the faith France an 1 Russia had put in British military aid. All French's blunders had been condoned hitherto by Britlsn Ministers.

He had had too few men at Mons and the French were blamed. Tha Mania episode was largely overlooked. Neuve Chapelle was set down to lack of munitions, wrongly, to be sure. But et Loos, England gave her General numbers, munitions, and his army gave him opportunity but all wera to no avail. French failed one mora even more lamentably than before.

Distrusted After Mona The departure of French will be a very great contribution to allied solidarity. Joffre never trusted him aftee Mons. All over France tha criticism to be heard has been, "The British are always too slow, they don't arrive. In Paris everyone praises the gallantry of British officers, the steadiness of British troops. The recklessness wltii which officers and men face Are Is generally recognised but with this reeogm tlon goes the frank statement that tha British don't understand war as It now Is that they have kept the romance but failed to master the science.

In recent months there has been a restlessness in France not dlseerneble six months ago. It la not a desire for peace, it Is not awakening In any degree but It Is a sense of the relative smallness of the return In view of the completeness of French effort and tbe greatness of French sacrifice. Last summer it became necessary to send, some eminent French publicists, Joseph Relnach among them, to England to see with their own eyes that the British were getting their armies on tMP- 1 1 T. R. AS Prof.

Muensterbercr, in "The Fatherland," Explains Strange Political Possibility. PRO-GERMAN AT HEART' "Good Fortune if He Had Been in White House in August, 1914." fcjr Leaned Wire From the 1Vtv York Bureau of the Poat-Dlapatrh. NEW YORK. Pec. 17.

Theodore Roosevelt, who wants the United States to go to war with Germany because of the invasion of Belgium, as the successful presidential candidate of the German-American vote, is the vision Which Prof. Hugo Muensterberg of Harvard t-ets forth in the forthcoming issue of the Fatherland. "From this day on," says Prof. Muen-sterbergr, around Wilson know that It may happen that Roosevelt will be carried Into the White House on German-American shoulders." He bases this conclusion on t. recent article by the Colonel, on "Germany's lessons for the United States." which he describes as "the bridge over which the German-Americans can reach the Roosevelt camp again." Prof.

Muensterberg goes on to explain that no German-American need take the Colonel's denunciation of the German cause seriously, because "no one takes him without a grain of salt. It would be simply absurd to measure his words by the same scale as those of Root, Taft or Wilson." "I have not the slightest doubt that there could have been no greater good fortune for Germany, so far as America is concerned, than if Roosevelt had been President in August, 1914." Would Have Halted Kngiand." The reason for this view i that in that case the Colonel, In the professor's view, would have resisted "England's attack against America's independence" and a dam would have been built against the flood of lies which inundated the country." "The psychological equation of his personality." explains the distinguished German psychologist, "makes him a pro-German in all that is best in him. and only his temper and his perpetual desire to be with the masses made him a pro-ally," Passing to a more general view, the Professor foresees that after the war will come a reorgan isation of America, which will "imbue the American nation with German ideals," and "no one is so well pre pared as Roosevelt to hear this new call." Strength. Still Prof. Muensterberg observes that "it would be a new political blunder of the German-Americans if they were to bresk with President Wilson completely," and by comparison with the Massachusetts election, he reaches the conclusion that "the presidential elections will be decided by German-Americans, and both sides know it." Although publishing; Prof.

Muen-aterberg's letter. Mr. Viereck, the Fatherlands editor, disagrees with him in a foreword, in which he says: "St seems to us Inconceivable that the German-Americans could support Roosevelt In view of his Insults and gratuitous assaults on the good name of the German race. We do not believe that German-Americans will have to choose between the devil of Rooseveltlsm and the deep sea of Wilson." The Palace, 518 Washington avenue, Open evenings till Xmas. 60.000 Germans Said to Be Near Border of Greece Continued From rgc One.

ter of war are expected to be on a Brand scale. The Italians, In strength, are already safety ashore at Avlona, ns well as at certain other points of strategic Importance. For years Avlona has been regarded fey Italy and Austria alike as the key to the Adriatic, and It Is a maxim In southern Central Kurope that whoever commands Avlona commands the Adriatic. For' several months Avlona 1ms been occupied by small force of Italians for police puriKKtes. The anxiety with which Italy watches the Albanian coast is due to the exist ence there of good harbors, in contrast with the absence of such harbors along the Italian shore.

Should any of these harbors fall Into hostile hands the Italian fleet would be gravely handicapped. Stubborn fighting; continue between the Servians and the Bulgarian along the Trln River In Albania. ALLIES ACCUSED OF WANTON ACTS Turks Say Russians Fired on Noncombatants, Destroyed U. S. Building.

RKRLIN, ree. 17. -The rtiarfe that warships several months ago destroyed building flying the Amer tro.n flag ts made In an official publication of the Turkish Government, the PICTURES MAN-AMER AN CANDIDATE III 1916 WITH REPLY Generally Regarded as a "Masterpiece" in Finding "Weak Spots" in U. S. Note.

MUCH PRAISE FOR BURIAN One Journal Suggests Commission to Explain Teutonic Attitude in America. BERLIN, via London, Dec. 17. Seldom has a diplomatic document of a war series met with such general approval In German circles as the answer of Baron Burian, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the note from the United States regarding the Ancona case. The reply is regarded not only as a success in finding weak points in Secretary of State Lansing's logic, but as a dignified reply to the American demands for a prompt disavowal and punishment of the commander of the submarine which sank the Ancona.

The German notes in the Lusitania correspondence all had their critics, some finding Grmany too conciliatory and others Insufficiently adept, but the general opinion expressed In political clr-cbles is that Baron Burian struck exactly the right note and by Inviting Washington to enter on an interchange of views and submit some proof for the charges, shifted the onus of defense to the shoulders of the American Government. 'Cannot Be Intimidated." The Taglische Rundschau says President Wilson will be undeceived If he bad hoped to Intimidate Austria-Hungary through a note, the tone of which. It says, would have excited remark even if addressed to a South American country. The newspaper finds Baron Burl-an's answer, which It says Is couched in the most polite phrases of European diplomacy, was the only possible one which could have been given to the note, and that it maintains the prestige and Interests of Austria-Hungary cleverly and energetically. "If it receives an unfriendly reception in America," says the newspaper, "Baron Burian may console himself with the fact that all the conciliation of the German Government has met only with unfriendlinesseven hostility." Offenses Agralnst Teutons.

The Taglische Rundschau recites a long list of alleged American offenses against the Teutonic Powers, including the demand for recall of Capts. Boy-Ed and Von Papen, and of Dr. Dumba and points to President Wilson's recent message to Congress as a sign that the British in the United States are trying to bring about a breach in the relations between that country and the xeu-tonic Powers and the open participation in the war of the United States on the side of Great Britain. In conclusion the newspaper suggests that the best and perhaps last method of improving German-American relations would be to dispatch an extraordinary mission to the United States to lay the situation clearly before the American people In an endeavor to clarify it. Die Post calls the Austrian answer a diplomatic masterpiece.

It says that Baron Burian touched the proper chord by not losing himself in a discussion of generalities and the principles, which the United States refused to recognize and to which the rest of the world pays little attention, but pinned the discussion down to Individual cases In which proof and counter-proofs may be sharply arrayed and the slender foundations of the American testimony hewn away by the sharp ax of logic. VIEWS OF PAPERS OF AUSTRIA ON AMERICAN NOTE VIENNA, via London, Dec. 17. Various newspapers today comment on the American Government's note concerning the Ancona, and the Austrian Government's reply to It. The Relchspost sayB: "Washington must admit that the extent' and the decisive tone of its note are in striking contrast with Its faulty argument." Neuo Freie Tresse says: "The mildness of Baron Purian'v response Is proof of hlB peaceful Intentions.

Whoever reads the reply clearly will find in It everything which expresses the feelings of thj whole nation." The Neue Wiener Tagblatt says: "The most minor local court would reject such an Indictment (in the American note to Austria) as Insufficiently founded and without sufficient evidence. however, which is Involved In a hard defensive war and must jrotect her honor and dignity and the existence of its millions of citizens, passes in Its proud consciousness -jf right over the formal weaknesses of the American accusation and Is prepared to examine the claims thoroughly and on their merits; Its conditions for such treatment are provided. "Tne White House at ashington is not yet the supreme court for the whole world and its dictum Is not yet a verdict rood for all time. The burden of proof rests upon the accuser. We await the proofs.

If they rome we shall examine tham calmly and without prejudice, and with the help of God and Justice defend our pood cause." -Eva tv and Insolent la British View of the Auatrlan Heplr. LONDON. Dec 17. While a. majority of the London morning papers fail to comment editorially, they Indicate In headlines and In other ways their opinion of the character of the Austrian rply.

terming If as "evasive and Insolent." The Chronicle describes It as "amazing effrontery." The Times says that "The note Is not DELIGHTED AUSTRIAN AT MEXICO CITY Confirmation Will Restore Diplomatic Relations, Broken Nearly Three Years Ago. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Henry Prattler Fletcher, now Ambassador to Chile, was nominated by President Wilson today for Ambassador to Mexico. Eleslo Arredondo already has been appointed Mexican Ambassador to the United States and Mr.

Fletcher's nomination today restores diplomatic relations between the two countries, broken off nearly three years. GIRL WHO LOST BOTH ARMS IN MACHINE OPERATED ON AGAIN Local Anaesthetic laed and lllts Morntinann Is Able to Watch Surgeons at Work. Miss Marie Moentmann, 15 years old, of 8410 Michigan avenue, who lost both arms In a machine at which she wa employed at the Fulton Bag 606 South Seventh street, underwent another operation at the ciiy hospital this morn-Kig. An Inch more was taken from he' right arm. which had been amputated about midway between the elbow and shoulder.

It had failed to heal properly. The operation waa a slight one, in which a local anesthetic was used, and the girl was able to watch the surgeons at work. Warrants were issued yesterday or complaint of Stata Factory Inspector Johnson against F. W. Hummert, superintendent of the bag company, charging him with employing a minor, with failing to testify to the emyployment before a factory inspector, with requiring the girl to work at a mechanically-operated press, and with failing to properly guard the machine.

A bridge and 500 party is to be given at the Planters Hotel Friday for the girl's benefit. More than 1000 tickets at $1 each have been sold. MAN WHO EMBEZZLED $51.50 FROM EMPLOYERS IS FREED Case Against Edwin Fr Pritchard IVoIle Prossed Will Get Old Position. Back. When Edwin F.

Pritchard of 2300 South Twelfth street was called to trial In Judge Fisher's court today on a charge of embezzling $51.50 from the Schaeffer Bros. Builders' Supply at 4024 Eas-ton avenue. Assistant Circuit Attorney McDaniel entered a nolle pros. Pritchard confessed his shortage Nov. 20.

McDanlel told the Court there seemed to- be no disposition on the part of the Schaeffer company or the National Surety Co. to prosecute Pritchard, but that, on the contrary, Charles W. Schaeffer, his employer, had offered to give him back his job and the bonding company had recommended clemency. In view of this and the fact that Pritchard had voluntarily confessed the shortage, McDaniel said he did not believe the State could make a case against him. McDanlel told the Court that after Pritchard was arrested he was permitted to go free at Schaeffer's request, so that he might keep an engagement to take a young woman to a dance.

CAPT. VON PAPEN SAID TO WANT TO GO TO MEXICO Was Accredited There In Huerta Re gimeReported Not Desirlous of Returning; to Germany. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. According to persons in close touch with the movements of Capt, Franz von Papen, Military Attache of the German Embassy, information has been nt to the Stats Department that the recalled German representative wants to go to Mexico instead of to Germany.

Von Papen was accredited to Mexico during the Huerta regime, and it is assumed that his status has not changed. conciliatory; indeed, it is hardly polite In tone." The Standard, In an editorial, says It considers the Austrian reply as almost Impudent In its satirical assumption that the Washington Government is prepared to traverse once more the whole ground of the Lusitania controversy, and the paper therefore sees no prospect of an amicable agreement, although It says Mr. Wilson gives Austria every opportunity to save her face. In a general discussion of the relations of America with the Teutonic Powers, the Standard says it could not regard a rupture of relations with either Austria or Germany as a positive gain, because' It 'would probably load to an abandonment of such small regard for decency as the Germanic Powers have so far thought fit to retain. The paper continues: "We are too apt to forget the debt we owe to the restraining innuence of American diplomatists In enemy countries and subjected territory.

-We may be quits sure that broad humanitarian considerations of this character explain a great deal of President Wilson's unwillingness to take any Irretrievable steps." para Figaro Predicts Prompt Break With Austria. PARIS. Dec. 17. "We shall be rery astonished If the American uovern-ment does not reply to the Austrian note by simply Instructing Ambassa-Ar Tnfil(l to ask for his passports and by handing his pasport to the Austrian charge at asiungion, a the Figaro.

"Austria's answer is a bsrely disguised refusal. The only satisfaction Austria gives to the United State Is that ehe does not keep the United States waiting for it." Minister of Finance Announces Subscriptions in London to Last Loan of $120,000,000. PARIS. Dec 17. In the course of his demand yesterday in tho Chamber of Deputies that the Chamber grant three months' credit on the budget account.

Alexander Rlbot. French Minister of Finance, stated that tha subscription to the reotnt French national loan from London alone was 600.000,00') francs (iiy. The Minister said that the calculation concerning the results of the loan wa far from being ready and that therefor lie would quote no total figures, lie stated that he could say, however, that the country had answered the call and that never had there been a almllar number of subscribers. He declared that the loan had been made by French savings, that speculation played no part In it and that subscriptions to It were sincere and genuine. "At the beginning of hostilities," said Rlbot, "financial considerations took a secondary place.

We did not think the war would last 17 months, and now no on can forcae when It will end." During the discussion Deputy Jules Roche said the war already had coat France r.OO0.0O0.O00 francs and her enemies 7.W,flPe,on franca Kurope. as a whole, he said, had expended UM.OnQ.OOO.ftnQ franca In the coura of his address TUbut made the announcement thai as on measure of financial relief the Government had decided to rrorxse sn extraordinary tax on exceptional profits realised during the war. At another point In his speech, f. Rlbot stated that while the mar expenditure at the beginning of the conflict was l.iOO.000,000 francs per month. It wss now 2.100.000,000 francs ooo.

Hemalnder of Bla; llaaalaa Loan la Plaeed at People's IMapoaal. PETROGRAD, Dec. 17. via London. Details were furnished In financial cir-a cles today regarding the success of th4 Russian loan of l.Ono.ttXJ.ono rubles (a ruble Is the equivalent io 60 cents), at per cent.

Six hundred million rubles were subscribed by Russian bank a and the remainder waa placed at the disposal of those people who already have taken 30b.000.000 rubles' worth. The success of th losn Is said to assured through th popular subscriptions, which are continuing through th State saving banks. The operation is regarded In official circles as being very satisfactory, especially when It ts considered that the country Is not accustomed to the absorption of large State loan. WILLS $15,000 TO MARRIED DAUGHTER FOR "OWN USE" t. Lou I a f'ouatr Ilia nUappreved af Her Wedalna to MlaUter Couple Reparoled.

Th will of Henry Wslton tlantev, SI years old, of Clayton, a landscape ef-daner, who died Dec. was filed for probate In Cla) ton today and provide that his entire estate of tinll go. In trust, lo his daughter, Mrs. Jolm Score, for "her sole and srpsrato "we," and "fro from any and all marital rights and control of her husband Behlrid th will Is the following storv which Clayton residents believe the cause of this unusual provision: Rev. John Score, son of a Norwegian pastor, ran away to America In youth, bcam converted and Joined the ministry.

Fev. eral years ago he was appointed parlor of th Clsyton M. K. Church South. Henley's daushther.

Nettl. was on of hla church workers. On Oct. i. a rumor spread In Clayton that ah was wed 8vr.

Score nenled the rumor to friends, but the next day they were married. Shortly afterward they separated, rolng to Arkansaa and aha to Memphis, Tann. Pleaae the Moat raafldloua. OeKes dotlar th pound Cand'ei. In beautiful fsncy ribbon box.

tl2 locust. Barnard llllaola Inventory. An Inventory of the estate left In Illinois by George D. Harnard of Sl led In the Belleville County Court yesterday, plares Its value at trO.tMU. On-half will gi to tha widow, who will have to pay an Inheritance tax of Tbe remainder wl.l be divided emomr leyatees, not related, who will be laied ItO.Bll.W.

with remarkable success. It called flolvsx. Pol ax aim to dissolve the elogging matter on the kidney membra no, pe wring It eot of the body. Then the pure, healthy Mood rn putnp through the body washing all olonoiis wsnts lefor it. Yon 11 be surprised how lb naeomforleble pains and arbes vanUh; how the eyes brighten, the bark straightens up sad life one it-ore looka sweet and rosy.

Try Polvti today. Too aro fheit-lag yourself out of yoar fell an joy. meat of life if yea don't help yo'ir kldoevs do their work properly. Wolf Wllnon Drug Co. or any otk-r reliable druggint have Polvax.

It Inexpensive, harmless and er'y ey lo take. Always soli oa a fuaraste'i of aatltfaetory resulle or me-acy eheerfully refunded. Just ziit voitr kidaeya a ehaaeo and aeo the differ- a By FBANK H. SIMONDS. IP 8ir John French had been a su-bordiuate of Joffre ho would have been scrapped after tbo battle of Mons.

His blunder in the opening battle was a blunder which had heavy consequences for France and almost cost Great Britain the only army sha then had on foot. Late in the afternoon of Aug. 23 Sir John French, still fighting the opening phase of the battle of Mons, was informed by Joffre that the two French armies to the east were retreating offer a severe engagement which had turned out badly. Sir John French was advised that his own flank was threatened and that he was hopelessly outnumbered. Despite this warning the British commander did not begin his retreat until 20 hours after the notice, lie waa deceived by the success of the operations in his immediate front and seems to have imagined that he could win another Waterloo.

When French Anally decided to retreat his situation was critical. Kluck's flanking corps was coming up It was, in fact, almost on the flank of the British army. The battle of Cambral. "the most critical day," to use Sir John French's own words, when the British were nearly pinne down and destroyed, was the direct consequence of the delay at Mons. Brought Army Out Ulsoraraalsed.

Sir John French brought his army out. No army ever shone more brilliantly than the British force in this terrible operation. Only veterans, professional troops, could have retreated under such pressure and escaped a rout. But the army was unable to get on Its feet and make a stand. Thus, while the two French armies to the east had checked the Germans on their front at Guise and near Rethel.

the condition of the British was such that Joffre had to give up the line of the Champagne hills and the Somme and retire to the Marne. At the battle of the Marne. French failed again. HU mission was to pin down two of Kluck's corps, while Ma-nourey struck east from Paris on the extreme flank of the German armies and rolled It up. But French was slew and displayed a McClellan-like tendency to exaggerate the force before him.

Ill slowness permitted Kluck to draw back the two corps in front of the British, transfer them, to his Imperilled flank and throw the Paris army back. The overestimate of the German numbers led to the diversion to Sir John French of half a corps, which might have given the Paris army a decisive advantage. In consequence of Sir John French's slowness at the Marne, the decision of the battle was not had before Paris as Joffre had planned. Instead it was obtained by Foch In the center about La Fere Champenolse. "My right is beaten, my left Is retiring-, my center is crumbling; at this point I take the offensive." These are the words of Foch, and they contrast unpleasantly with French's.

Foch's Succraa Waa Complete. Foch's success against Ilausen was complete and a general German retirement became necessary. The German center was shattered. But Kluck had won clear of the trap Joffre had set. thanks to French's failure, and got back to the Alsne In good order.

In consequence the Marne was not, as It should have been, a victory which cleared French territory of the Germans. At the first battle of Vpres French did well, although there was even here a degree of slowness. The battle was a British battle, the Waterloo sort of fight, a battle In which the British stood and died. It was not a case of tattles, certainly not of strategy. It was just a stand up fight on a fixed line and It was by the same quality that won Waterloo: but it was a soldiers' battle, pure and simple.

The next failure of French was at Neuve Chapelle. The German lines were broken, the Aubers ridge was within the grasp of the victors but the supports did not come up, the Germans had time to come back. For some hours the ureal city of Lille seemed to be within reach of the British and France would have been liberated. But the same slowness, the same lack of appreciation of the actual situation disclosed at the Marne lost the. great profits.

There was won a town already In ashes; the line went forward a few rods. That was all and It cost nearly 15,000 In casualties. Then came the munitions scandal. Who was to blame Kitchener, French or both? It Is Impossible to say. But the fact Is that there waa a stupid, hopeless blundering, and the British were disclosed unready for the great 'drive" France, Russia, Kurope had expected.

So Germany went eat and won the great Itusstan campaign. reat Victory I. ami In Artols By autumn the British had muni tions. The Balkan crisis had come and it was essential to make soma move that would Impress the doubtful states. Accordingly Jorfre struck In Champagne and t'rnch In Artola.

Again the British went through the German lin. They took the Hohen-ollern redoubt. Fosse south of La Bassee. They climbed lllil No. 70, began to descend op the eastern side toward Len A really great victory waa In sight.

But once more there were no atip-porta. Tba troops of the "forlorn hope" AS tot'. jiVijr Overseas News Agency announced today. The statement follows: 'The Turkish Government has pub lished reports concerning violations of International law by the enemy. Among them are the following: 'On July 16 and 17 enemy airmen shelled the hospital at Havouzlou-Dort-nop.

"Turkish prisoners were treated Inhu manely by the French and British and forced to assist In front of the works near Seddul-Bahr. "The enemy fired with machine guns on peaceful Inhabitants of Dikili, in Karasi. Asiatic Turkey. "On July 6, Russian torpedo boats destroyed a United States building flying the United States flag at Port Italian Steamer, 5187 Tons, Reported to Be Sunk. LONDON.

Dec. 17. The Italian steamer Porto 'Said, 6187 tons, has been sunk, it was announced here. She sailed from Genoa Nov. 17 for Alexandria.

Reichstag; Adopts Schedule of Cheaper Food Prices. BERLIN, Dec. 17. The Budget Committee of the Reichstag has adopted various resolutions looking to the regulation and cheapening of food supplies. These resolutions Include a reduction In the maximum price of sugar and byproducts, the fixing of maximum prices for rice and vegetables of all kinds, as well as foodstuffs for livestock and providing for special allowances of grain to breeders of animals and poultry.

The committee also discussed a proposal to reduce the war salaries of the higher officers in order to secure funds Cor Increasing the privates' pay. Londoners Take f.120,000,000 of New French Loan. PARIS, Dec. 17. In the course of his demand yesterday In the Chamber of Deputies that the chamber grant three months credit on the budget account, Alexander Rlbot, French Minister of Finance, said that the sub scription to the French national loan from London alone was 600,000,000 francs Servians Have TSO Officers and 40,000 Men, Prisoners.

MARSEILLES, France, Dec. 17. Seven hundred and fifty Bulgarian, German and Austfo-Hungarian officers taken prisoner by the Servians, and 40,000 soldiers captured in Servia, arrived here during the night on their way to a concentration camp. Famous Krupp Qua to Have Been Demolished. ROME, Dec 17.

A correspondent of the Idea Naxionale telegraphs from the front that one of the famous Krupp 43-centimeter guns was brought from Germany recently and placed, in position before Rovereto. The gun was fired 15 times without doing any damage, he says, and then the Italians located it and demolished It with a few well-placed sheila 2.0O0.O0O Men Reported to Have Enlisted uler Kaglltk Plan. LONDON. Dec II. It seems to be generally taken for granted that during the seven weeks when the recruiting plan of the Earl of Derby was In operation an aggregate of 1.000.000 men enlisted, of whom more than SuO.000 mad direct, enlistments for Immediate service.

These figure are now being freely quoted In political circles, but It lias been Impossible to ascertain what percentage of single men enlisted. Bulgaria Preparing; to Halae nn Additional Array of 150,000. Dec 17. An Athens dispatch to the Havas Agency, dated Wednesday, says the Hestla teams from Sofia that the Bulgarian Government is pre J- I -At 1 1J I 1 ERICH foot. Their reports allayed French ap prehension, but Loos revived It.

In the Civil War the North passed through the name period of defeat that the British are still andurlng. But the North waa not facing; Oer-many, but a South almost as unprepared as Itself. In many ways French has played the role of Me-Clellan In our great war. But ha seems to have failed where MeCIellan succeeded. He has failed both In making an army and handling It.

Much Depends oa Today Great Britain haa numbers, munitions, a country at last alive to its peril and Us duty. In tha same situation the North found Grant, Sherman and Sharldan. The South Lee, Jackson and Johnston. lias Great Britain found In Sir Douglas Halg her Marlborough or Wellington? On this question turns that of the du. ration of the war.

If not of the out-come. French should not precede Kitchener by any long time. of has not been the success that waa expected. He has failed, too, or rather a considerable part of British failure Is charged to htm both In Kngiand and on the Continent. Of all the conspicuous figures of the opening days of the war only Joffre remains.

Von Moltke, the Grand Duke Nicholas. Sir John French, all have failed and been "scrapped." Is It Joffre's turn next? The best French Information does not warrant that assump tlon and It is difficult to believe the rumors that occur. But all Great Britain's ailUs and friends will rejolca that a General who has failed from the start has gone home to rest, after his campaigns. Mra. Paallna Dittmar Gets Ulverre.

Mrs. Pauline Dittmar of U19 Ann avenue has returned from Kansas City, where she obtained a divorce from Adolph F. Dittmar, formerly of Bt Dittmsr left his wife three years ago. He did not appear for trial. Mra.

Dittmar was allowed $15 a week alimony- There Is one child, a boy. 4 ears old. In the custody of the mother. paring a new army by calling up all exempted men and all Bulgarians able to bear arms living In the regions occupied In Servia. The Bulgarian staff is said to count upon thus raising an army of 150,000 men.

Thev will be armed with Austrian rifles. 30.O0O Italian Troopa Reported to Be at Avlona, Albania. PARIS, Dec. 17. The Milan correspondent of the Journal says it is estimated there are 30,000 Italian troops at Avlona, Albania.

While the Avlona position is hardly favorable for an offensive movement, he says the expedition may be regarded as the starting point of operations on a large scale. Bulgers Capture French Machine Guns and British Prisoners. PARIS. Dec. 17.

The Salonlki correspondent of the Havas agency sends the following under date of Dec. 15: "In the course of the fighting during the Franco-British retirement from Gievge-11, Servia, towards Salonlki, the Bulgarians captured two French machine guns and two batteries of Brititsh artillery, as well as 200 British prisoners." ABYSSINIA OFFERS ARMY TO ALLIES Young Emperor Proposes to Put 200,000 Men in Field as Required. Paris, Dec 17 Ltdji Jeassu, the young Emperor of Abyssinia, is so favorably disposed toward the entente allies that ho not only resisted efforts of German agents to induce him to abrogate treaties with Great Britain, Italy and France last year, but offered 200,000 soldiers to be used by the allies as their military necessities demanded, according to Pierre Alype, a member of the Colonial Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. Alype made the assertion in connection with the resolution now before the Foreign Affairs and Colonial Committees of the Chamber, offered by Gratien Can-dace, a deputy from Guadaloupe, that the French Government, in accord with the allies of France, seek immediately the means of securing the co-operation of Abyssinian troops under a guarantee of the independence of that country. With regard to this proposition, it is recalled that the late King Menelik concluded a treaty of alliance with France in 1907.

Alype pointed out that the French railroad connecting the French port of Jubltil with Addis Abeba in Abyssinia would make possible the rapid transportation of troops to the coast, where within four days they could reach Suez, or In five days Bassora In Mesopotamia. The Abyssinian troops, he also said, are well armed, having from 800,000 to 1,000,000 modern rifles, all manufactured since 191L partly In Germany, but for the most part by Belgium. The co-operation of the Japanese fleet la suggested for the transportation of Abyssinian troops to Egypt or Mesopotamia. Only One "BROMO To get the genuine, call for full namo, Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for signature of E.

W. Grove. Cures a Cold In On Day, 25c Disturbance Feared Trial Put Off. PARIS, Dec. 17.

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