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f CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
25749
’’OUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXV—NO. 272
MILLIONS OUE
!N OELINOUENT
TAXES IN TEXAS
Total Will Reach $51000000
Expert at Austin Says
After Making Audit.
। ONE COUNTY HAS NONE
Gillespie Property Owners
Have All Paid and Only $2.99
Is in Dispute There.
AUSTIN Tex. Oct. I?.— When the 1
task of compiling the delinquent tax '
records in the comptroller’s depart-
। ment of the various counties in the
state in accordance with the re-
’ qulrements of the new delinquent
tax law i 8 completed it will disclose
the interesting fact that there is due
by t^e people in state ano county '
taxes the colossal sum of $51000-
000.
This large sum embraces delin-
quent taxes due for a period of 30'
। years or from 1885 to 1915. This
I compilation is not being made by
the force in the comptroller’s de-
partment but by special auditors and
i others employed by the various coun*
lilies in the state to do the work. *
Fifteen Millions Due State.
Of tne $51000.C00. it has been as-
£ cert'ained. $15000000 Is in state
B taxes while the balance of $36.-
<1 **ooo.ooo is due by delinquent tax-
-11 Weyers to ihe counties.
11 Under this law it is made manda-
Opbty for the tax collectors to collect
^lvhis tax. and after giving due noth'©
jgVo the delinquents if they fail to
|w then it is msde the imperative
“duty of the county or district at-
torneys to institute suit to enforce
the payment of such taxes.
Under the old order of things
county officials have been rather lax
in enforcing the payment of delin-
quent taxes first because it was an
unpopular job; second there was no
financial incentive and third it was
not a mandatory requirement but ।
now under this law there is no i
option in the matter. I
Gillespie Has No Drliiiquents.
It has also come to light that there i
are delinquent taxpayern in every I
county in the state 4’ith one possible: ।
exception that being in Gillespie
county. In that county it was found |
that the amount charged up as de- j
linquent is $£.99. and this is said to
be an error.
Herman Ochs sheriff and tax col-
lector of that county explained that
the taxpayer who is supposed to owe
this tax. disputed It showing that h
the tax was on a tract of 50 acres 1
near the county line. The taxpayer
claimed that his land was in Mason
and not. in Gillespie county and he
had paid taxes on it in Mason county.
Thus it may be said there are no de-
linquent 8 in that county.
NEW JERSEY VOTES
ON SUFFRAGE PROBLEM
Women to Guard Polls Care-
fully During Balloting Tues-
day to Prevent Frauds.
• ■— — -
NEWARK. N. J-. <>ct. 18.—The
polls in New Jersey will be opened
at 6 a. m. tomorrow to determine
whether women shall be given the
right to vote.
Two weeks from tomorrow three
other eastern states —New York
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts —
will decide whether tjiey will join
their twelve western sister states in
giving women the ballot.
President Wilson’s declaration for
suffrage reinfofeed by a thorough
and vigorous campaign have en-
couraged suffrage ’carters. Party
Unes have been obliterated in the
contest; Democrat and Republican
leaders are working both for and
against the cause. Some suffrage
workers think both organizations are
opposing them but there is no open
evidence that this is a state-wide
condition.
Women watchers and workers to
the number of 5000 admitted to the
polls with the forthcoming election
for the first time in the state re-
ceived their final instructions today
and appeared to take their places
tomorrow at virtually every one of
thr polling precincts in the state.
-♦♦♦
STEDMAN FUNERAL HELD
Wivate Who XrreMcd Prenidlhit Da-
vis 1- Dead.
WASHINGTON. D. Oct. 18.—
Funeral services were held here to-
day for William P. Stedman a for-
mer private in the Fourth Michigan
Regiment during the war between
the states and ’he captor of Jeffer-
son Davis after the fall of Rich-
mond. Stedman died here yesterday
at the age of 79 years
SALOON MEN ACCUSED
Chicago Polhf Say Kcmihs Disobey
v- Orders of Major.
CHICAGO. Oct. 18.—Seventy-four
violations of Chicago’s Sunday sa-
loon closing law were recorded In re-
vised police reports an increase of
forty-six over the number reported
a week ago when Mayor Thompson's
order went into effect. All eases will
be submitted to Major Thompson
tomorrow with the recommendation
that licenses be revoked.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
THREE DEFENDANTS IN THE NEW HAVEN. TRIAL
Henry K. McHarg. Ix-wis Cass Ledyard and William Rockefeller three of the eleven ex-dlrectors of the
New Haven Railroad now on trlnl In Sew York. The defendants who are being tried in Judge Hunt’s court
are charged with conspiracy based on the theory that the New Haven Railroad bj- graduallj absorbing about
two other transportation companies on land and water almost eliminated transportation competition through-
out New England.
DEFENSE CAMPAIGN
TO OPEN IN NEW YORK
President Will Address Man-
hattan Club Telling Reasons
for Measure.
WASHINGTON. 17. C. Oct. 18.—^
President Wilson will open his cam-
paign for his national defense pro-
gram in a speech before the Man-
hattan Club in New York on the
evening of November 4. It will be
the president’s first public utter-
ance on the subject since he ap-
proved the plans prepared by Sec-
retary Garrison and Secretary Dan-
iels and the speeqji is expected to
be of significance because the pres-
ident is expectej*to disclose the rea-
sons he will urge upon Congress why
the United States should be more
adequately prepared for defense.
Today the president received a let-
ter from the Maryland peace delega-
tion for national defense asking him
to take steps to assure the United
States against attacks from abroad.
The five-year naval building pro-
gram which contemplates the addi-
tion of sixteen capital ships to the
navy by 1925. will tax the normal
capacity of American ship yards in
the opininn of navy officers.
Secretary Daniels said today that
fact had weight in determining over
what period the expenditure of the
$500000000 which will* be asked
was to be distributed. American
yards now are busy with new ships
and have contracts to keep them en-
gaged for several years.
Without a great increase In both
public and private ship building fa-
cilities. th* secretary thought it
would be virtually impossible to eon-
struct the sixteen ships in any less
time than the period fixed upon.
KING HAS^CLOSE CALL
Italian Monarch Almost Struck by
Bombs From Air ( raft.
PARIS. Oct. 18.—King Victor
Emmanuel's contempt for danger
says a dispatch from Rome is the
source of one of General Cadorna’s
greatest anxieties. Recen (J y the king
stood watching a battery in action
on the Carso fn.mt when a hostile
aeroplane flew right over h* m -
His staff begged him to move but
he refused. Two Italian aeroplanes
meanwhile gave chase to the enemy
which How back towards his own
lines dropping a series of bombs
one of which fell ckx^ to the kin?.
MORE HONORS FOR EDISON
Sun Franci.*<**» to Welcome Famous
Inventor on Hi^ Visit There.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal.. Ort. 18.—
Arrangements were completed today
for a popular demonstration in honor
of Thomas A. Edson inventor on his
arrival from the east. San ’ Fran-
cisco's reception of Mr. Edison is to
take the fo^m of a great illumina-
tion tomorrow night of the city.
Thursday has been set •aside as
“Edison day" at the Panama-Pacific
exposition.* Tomorrow night Mr. Edi-
son is to l»e the guest of honor at a
banquet tendered by the telegraphers
of the city.
FOOD PRICES SERIOUS
French Take S^eps to Keep Bread
Within Reach of All.
PARIS Oct. 18.—" The situation Is
serious but not alarming’’ said
Louis J. Malvy French minister of
*he interior to a representative of
the Matin in discussing the growing
cost of living.
“It would be an illusion’’ he con-
tinued. “to pretend tO bring back
prices to normal but by concent rated
efforts on essential articles of food
we chn enable Parisians to obtain
food at prices which never will be
prohibitive.
"Arrangements have been made to
make a rise in the price of bread
impossible. Steps are being taken to
increase the import of frozen meat
butter eggs and dry vegetables but
if as a result of speculators’ opera-
tions these measures are ineffective
the government will not hesitate to
have recourse to taxation.’’
CHARLTON TRIAL BEGINS
Italian Court Refuses to ((rant De-
lay to American.
COMO Italy Oct. 18. — (Via
Paris) — When the case of Porter
Charlton the American charged
with murdering his wife was called
today Signor Cataneo asked for a
further postponement to give Micelll
Picardi Charlton’s chief counsel
who is indisposed further time to
study the case.
Baron Sciacca rendered a decision
refusing consent to a postponement
and interrogated Charlton. The pris-
oner spoke for about an hour giv-
ing a complete account of his life
from the time ho met his wife up to
the time he killed her.
Charlton spoke in Italian but
owing to difficulty in finding just
the proper words with which to ex-
press himself the court frequently
helped him out.
THE WEATHER
TEMFEKATI KES.
OCT. 17. 2 a. *7
3 p. m 89 3 a. m 66
4 p. m 86 4 a. in »*6
5 p. m 85 5 am 66 1
6 n. ni *4 6 a. in. 68
7 p. m 83 7 a. m «7 j
8 p. m 82 8 a. m 67
9 p. m. «« 9 a m 67 ।
1 ft p. m 78 1f» a. m 68
11 p. in. 77 11cm *6
12 midnight ... 76 12 noon 65 ।
oi'T. H. 1 p. m 67 ।
1 a. m 75 2 p. m
IXM.M. FORM AST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Monday I
night .-loudy. cooler: Tuesday fair.
HOME SXITHEK FOR TOI KISTS.
< Observations made at R a. mA
ST LOTTIS: Temperature. 60; cloudy J
8-mllr wind from the Routh**ast. rain; low-I
ist temperature in last 24 hours. 60.
CHICAGO* Temperature. 56; clear. 15-1
mile wind from the wAt: Tuesday fail !
lowest temp* ratur«’ tn last 24 hours. 56. >
MILWAUKEE: Temperature. 51. • rudy
6-mile wind from the west: Tuesday fair.
lowest temperature in last 24 h ourß 54. I
KANSAS ClTYr*Temperature 56: dear. ।
14-mile wind from the south: rain: low-'
pgt tompordturo in last 2 4 hours. 56.
NEW YORK: Temperature 58: partly |
rloud'. 12-mile wind from the north*a«t
rain: lowest temperature in last 24 hours. I
56.
WASHINGTON: Temperature. 66: rain-
4-milc wind from the southeast; rain
Tuesday; lowest temperature in last 24
Uwura. >4-
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. MONDAY. (K TOBER 1«. 1915.
NEW HAVEN TRIAL
GETS UNDER WAY
Opening Statement of Gov-
ernment Attorney Expect-
ed to Occupy Entire Day.
NEW YORK Oct. 18. —The jurors
chosen to try William Rockefeller
and ten other directors or former
directors of the New York New
Haven & Hartford railroad charged
with conspiracy to monopolize inter-
state commerce under the Sherman
law took their seats in the Federal
Court today to hear the opening ad-
dress of R. L. Batts attorney fur the
| government.
Mr. Batts expected to occupy the
whole day and probably all of to-
:morrow in telling the jury what the
[government intended to prove. He
I planned to outline the case in chro-
‘nological order beginning in 1890
'the date of the enactment of the
|Sherman law. and tracing the va-
|rious transactions under which
formerly independent railroads trol-
ly lines and steamship companies In
New England w^re brought into the
[New Haven fold.
i "The New Haven railroad.” he
I continued “which once owned only
| 528 miles of track acquired all its
competitiors until it controlled 7500
miles of line and gained a position
where every personage engaged in
I business in New England every en-
l terprise was under its power and
1 control."
Steamship and trolley lines were
' similarly acquired he said and a
complete monopoly of all trans-
portation traffic attained? a monop-
oly that was unlawful and “designed
to place an unlimited power in the
hands of these conspirators."
The attorney then went into the
acquisition of tlie Boston & Maine. ।
He told of the Massachusets court
derision which restrained the‘New
Haven from holding Boston & Maine
stock “and the appearance on the I
scene" of John L. Billard who took
over the Boston Maine shares 1
temporarily.
"The New Haven" said the at
torney “through this stock deal
for the use of the name of John j.
Billard for one year paid him
$2750000.
“It will be for vou to determine
whether this money was spent in a
regular and proper manner or in an
unlawful manner fo” the purpose ot I
gaining s monopoly."
WOMEN TO REPLACE MEN
Harriet Stanton Blatcli Advocates
Compulsory Military Sen lee.
NEW YORK. Oct. 18.—Mrs. Har-
riet Stanton Rlatch president of the
Woman’s Political Union who has
just returned from a two months
stay in Europe was convinced today
that xx omen should be systematical-
ly trained to take the places of men
In industrial pursuits in time of
\\ ar.
"Were such a s\ stem now in ex-
istence in France and F-ngland." said
Mrs. Blatch. "each of these countries
could immediately put into the war
an additional army corps."
Mrs. Blatch said she believes that
compulsory military service for men |
is a necessity.
PJNMRIGANS
ML SEND NOTE [
10 GARHANZA
Meeting Being Held to Adopt
Method of Extending Recog-
nition of First Chief.
TOLUCA IS CAPTURED
Another Town Held by Zapata
Troops Falls Into Consti-
tutionalist Hands.
WASHINGTON D< C. Oct. 18.-
Determination of the form in which
recognition of the Carranza govern-
ment in Mexico shall be extended
was the object of a conference here
today of the Pan-Amer I ;an diplo-
mats. The conference had 'been
allied b\ Secretary Lausing and
meeting with him were the diplo-
matic representatives of Brazil and
Chile. Argentina Bolivia Uruguay
and Guatema'a.
Recognition by countries having
diplomatic representatives in Mexico
it was believed would take the form
of a renewal of relations in an offi-
cial way.
To Send Note to Carranza.
The United States and other
countries now without representa-
tives in Mexico City were to ac-
cord recognition by presenting a note
to General Carranza through Eliseo
Arredondo his representative here
A statement on conditions in M< v- o
based upon a report from General
Alvaro Obregon and given out by
Eliseo Arredondo declared that the
only organized opposition to the
Carranza government was confined
to portions of the state of Sonora
and Chihuahua adding that an ex-
pedition has been sent to Sonora to
assist Constitutionalist forces there
in smashing the Maytorena army.
The statement also announces the
surrender of many former Villa offi-
cers.
Toluca Taken From Zapata
Carranza Reports today sax Toluca
near Mexico City has been taken
from Zapata forces that nearly half
the state of Chihuahua is completely
controlled by Carranza troops that
Juarez is cut off from the interior
and that many towns in the north
are arming against Villa forces.
It was reported that before evacu-
ating Parral. Villa troops sacked the
city. Food supplies in large quanti-
। ties were said tb be arriving in Mexi-
co City. One dispatch reported the
defeat of Rafael Buelna. a Villa
leader on the west coast whose force
at Tepfc fled to the mountains.
The value of (’arranza paper
money continues to increase with his
prospect of recognition. Reports that
Zapata had threatened Americans are
discounted in today's dispatches
which say no Americans are known
to be in his territory.
General Carranza’s war office has
been removed from Vera Cruz to
Mexico City.
Carnui/a to Attack Sonora.
GALVESTON. Tex. Oct. IS.—The
('arranza government has launched a
campaign against the state of Sonora
with a force of 8000 men. according
to information reaching the Consti-
tutionalist consulate here today. The
report also says that many of the
Maya Indians who have heen In the
Villa forces near Mazatlan have laid
down their arms and returned to
their farms.
CARRANZA THANKS
SAN ANTONIANS FOR
TELEORAM SENT HIM
In response to a telegram of con-
gratulation sent him by San Antonio
business men Venustiano Carranza
head of the Constitutionalist partv in'
Mexico has sent the following mes-
sage:
Hipolito Mexico Oct 17. '
Samuel Belden San Anionio
Texas:
Kindly convey in my name to
the business and professional
men of San Antonio my thanks
and gratitude for their kind in-
terest in behalf of the proposed
recognition of the Constitution- I
alist government of Mexico by
their government.
V. CARRANZA.
The telegram sent General Car- !
ranza embodied resolutions adopted
at a meeting of San Antonio busi-
ness men October 13. The resolu-
tions follow:
“Whereas the business of the
city hag suffered greatly byrea-
son of the unsettled condition
<»f affairs in the republic of ;
Mexico and whereas the ad-
ministration at Washington is
about to recognize the t'onsti- ]
tutionalists’ government of Mex-
i<o headed by Genera) V. Car-
ranza:
“Therefore be it resolved
that the business men of San
Antonio assembled at this meet-
ing heartily endorse the pro-
posed action of our national
administration; and
"Bp it further resolved that
» we congratulate the <’onstitu-
tionalist government of Mexico
headed by General <’arranza and
wish him and his country con- I
tinued prosperity; and
“Re it further resolved that
a copy of these resolutions He
wired to the president. Woodrow ।
Wilson and General V. Car-
ranza."
The telegram was sent to General
Carranza at once and reached him .
on his tour of inspection in Northern I
Mexico.
THE STRIfiGLE IN THE BALKANS
The railway from Saloniki to I sknb. and \isti is div most important
tiling in the struggle in Serbia. With the German* ami UiMrinn* cross
ing the Danube tills line is the onl.x one by which aid can he rushed In
the allies to the Serbians The objective of the Dentonic forces a- wel
4is those of the Allies is the dlnxt road to Constantinople which run:
through Bulgaria. If the alllea can keep the s iloniki-\i-h Ilin' opei
they may lie able to rush through enough reinforcements to cheek lhi
<aeminn.s coming dow n on the Brlgi a<le-('ons(antlnople line.
TROOPS GUARD A COURT |?|
( harlcston. S. ('.. Continues liuiuir.v
Into h.b'cdon Shooting.
CHARLESTON S. C.. Oct. 18. .
Several companies of state guards-
men aided the civil* officers here in
maintaining order when the author-
ities were ready today to bring to
issue two legal sequels to the shoot- M
ing last Friday in the room of the 1
city democratic executive commit-
tee.
Soldiers were on guard at the
building Coroner Mansfield had se-
lected for an Inquest Into the death
of Sidney J. Cohen a newspaper re-
porter shot during the fight. Sol-
diers also were on guard at a state Tl
court where the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in behalf of Edward J. Mc-
Donald and Henry J Brown were oc
held. There was no outward evi- in
dence of trouble.
Brown Is charged with murder
and McDonald with conspiracy to *'*
commit murder assault and battery Ai
with intent to kill. bi
Four other men arrested in the
shooting were charged with carrying al
concealed weapons and released on F<
bond pending continuance of their w.
cases. Every man present at th. • w
inquest and habeas corpus lu.irin^ th
today was searched for weapon*-. Jre
FOOTBALL INJURY FATAL li"
s I U<
Ch plain at Moscow Idaho. Dies i "’i
From Broken Neck.
I co
MOSCOW. Idaho <h l. 18 Floyd i
Gilbert captain of the Grai \ •’:.• "I’
High School football team died h-re ’ ’’
today from a broken m < k. suffered
in a game at Nez Perce. Saturday.
he
Football Player Paralyzed.
ST. LOUIS Mo.. <»<t. is- Brvan
Scott a Knox College football player
wbo was seriously injured in th©j su
game with St. Louis University here.| (l
Saturday was thought today to be s * r
almost beyond hope of recovery. His ‘U
spine warf dislocated and his arms
are completely paralyzed. | of *
Spine Injur<*<l in l othall Game. I
GALESBURG. 111.. Oct. 1 B.—Wil- jp
Ham Foedesch captain of the Lom- ' an
bard College football team was re- ' ln;
ported today to be in a serious con-) s j t j
dition from injuries the spine re- tip
ceived in a game Saturday. ! SU !
LIGHTNINg'kTILS A BOY ' J
• ''in
TueKc-year-oM Sou of A. J- Mar- die
tin of Simlcr Dead.
|t hi
SNYDER Tex. Oct. 18.—A. J. ;bk
Martin 12-year-old son of J. C. sid
Martin living four miles north ufjcai
Snyder was killed ny lightning Sat -1
unlay evening.
Four inches of rain fell here since (Ta
Saturday evening hindering cotton <
pic king somewhat but is good forjdif
wheat. i so ’
fic
Rain Breaks Ixmg Drought. 1 m
<’<>Ll MBUS. Tex.. Oct. 18. A[
long drou^it was broken here by •
heavy rain this morning.
L<M*khart Rc|x>rts Good Rain. ' \ j<
LO<’KMART Tex.. Oct. 18. Rain
here last night and today has broken
a two months’ dnhight.
Lightniim kiKH’ks Teeth Out.
ABILENE. Tex.. Oct. 18. When ™
lightning struck a house her* Sun- .
lay Luh» Rurbson. 14. was knocked
unconscious and half of her front J
teeth knocked out.
\o Supreme Court Decisions. tto
WASHINGTON. I>. 'A. Oct. IS. |WI
rhe Supreme Court of the United] the
States gave no decisions today al-1 Mr
:hough it was tfie first decision day|»s<
jf the fall term. Kov
TEN PAGES TODAY
IRING REPORTED
ON BORDER AGAIN
Mexicans at Dance Said to
Have Fought—U. S. Sol-
diers Return Shots.
KftoWN^'ILLE. Tex.. Oct 18. —
'he first firing across the Rio
Jrande in more than three weeks
ccurred at 4 o’clock Sunday morn-
ng near the Mercedes pumping
•lant. 35 miles above here when
lexicans fired 30 to 40 shots. The
American soldiers returned the tire
ut no one was hurt.
Captain Hassan of the Sixth »av
Irv. in command there reported io
’orl Brown that a Mexican dame
/as in progress on the Mexican side
/hen the shooting occurred and
hat he did not believe the occur-
c ncr serious. Col. A. P. Biocksmn.
ommander of the c avalry reported
he occurrence to Carranza Consul
J. Garza here and to American
'onsul J. H. Johnson of Matamoros
/ith requests that hn investigation
•e made by Gen. Eugenio Lopez
ommander at Matamoros.
Colonel Blocksom continues io
pread his cavalry in the Rio Grande
istrict. The Twelfth cavalry at
.or Indios and the Santa Maria
istrict. 30 miles above here have
ecn moved further and replaced at
hese points by troops of the Sixth
avalry. Constant vigilance is being
laintained by military authorities.
Consul Garza in reporting the re-
lit of an investigation by Generali
opez of the shooting at Mercedes
lid a pistol fight occurred among'
ivilians at a dance. One Mexican I
as killed and one wounded. Arrests 1
f those implicated have been made
nd they will be brought to Mata-
loros for trial immediately. He said 1
Iso that although shooting was not |
irccted across the river it is likely .
lany shots went to the American 1
de during the affray. In reporting
lis affair to Colonel Blocksom Con- 1
il arza also delivered a message
•om General Lopez claiming that at
une points in Hidalgo county oppo-
te the Mexican side persons hidden
i the brush often fired on his sel-
lers when they appeared along the
ver front on patrol duty. He said if
lis continued it would be impossi-
[e to properly patrol the Mexican
de in co-operation with the Anieri-'
in military authorities.
"The firing is probably done by
unfits or by enemies of Carranza
arza said.
Curbing their activities might be
fficult. he added. Colonel Block-
mi telegraphed American army of-
cers in command along the bonier
mcernlng Lopez' complaint.
IN TWO ACCIDENTS
ivtim> of Collision Thrown I rom
Auto ou Way to Hospital.
Dr. I. Ocelß of . oadum and Sagri.•
larro of Floresville were injur* *1
irly Monday' afternoon in a collision
?tween the automobile in which
ley were riding and the Pear t -
obnson auto ambulance. The a i-
mt occurred at the intersection of
’est Houston ami \"iih Pecos
reels. The injured men were taken
the P. & S. hospital for tr* » ment. ■
'hile on the way the automobile 1
iey occupied overt irned at Romana]
reet and Main avenue i.t the men
< aped further injury They will re-[
>v er.
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
—PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
ALLIESTAKE
STHUMNITZA ON
mDTO NISH
They Also Aid in Turning Of-
fensive Into Retreat in Bat-
tle at Vilandovo.
BRITISH LAND AT
New Expedition to Drive Along
Railroad to Adrianople
Is Report.
LONDON. Oct. 18.—A rapid thruwt
at Bulgaria by allied troops irwcon-
junction with Serbian forces has re-
sulted in the capture of the Bul-
garian town of Strumnitza. 50 miles
north of Saloniki. The Bulgarians
were advancing tn the Strumnitza
sector in an effort to reaoh and cut
the Nish-S d ltn< which
is barely twelve miles over the bor-
der from Bulgaria at this point and
thus stop the sending north of allied
i reinforcements.
According to a special dispatch to
a Paris newspaper from Saloniki.
I rumors ait current there that thrr
। Bulgarians have already cut the
Nish-Saloniki line at Vranje about
' twenty miles west of the Bulgarian
border.
Blockade to Rr Extended.
Following up their blockade of the
Bulgarian coast operations by land
and sea against Bulgaria along the
Aegean shores are to be prosecuted
bv the entente allies including It-
aly. an Athens dispatch states.
Two-thirds of the Serbian army W
said in Athens advices to have been
sent against the Bulgarians while
the remaining third is resisting FieM
Marshal von Mackensen’s big army
in the north.
Occupation of Strumnitza by the
allied forces is confirmed by a dis-
' patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Athens. The dis-
; patch adds that the allied armies aro
advancing. A number of allied war-
| ships are cruising in the Aegean
off the Bulgarian port of Dedeag-
hatch.
I While Bulgarian and Serbo-Freneh
| forces are clashing for possession of
the Saloniki-Nish road in southern
Serbia the Austro-German invaders
are continuing their advance from
the north. Berlin today reported fur-
ithir progress for the Teutonic armies
’south of Belgrade. In the Marva dis-
trict on the Drina front where the
Serbians have apparently hardly
budged sinev the beginning of the
invasion they are now Lieginning to
give way . Berlin reports.
Troops l-imi at Enos.
The entente allies have landed
troops at Enos on the Aegean Sea
in European Turkey close to the
Bulgarian border according to a dis-
patch from Athens.
Enos is near the mouth of the
^laritza river and a terminal •< the
railroad line to Adrianople between
Constantinople and Sofia. The point
of landing is some 75 miles below •
Adrianople and at least 90 miles
to the Bulgarian border following
the railroad route along which it is
presumed the expedition will ad-
vance. Enos is convenient to Gallipoli
and it is probable the expedition was
drawn from troops along the Dar-
‘danelles .although nothing in the dis-
| patches indicate it.
I The Bulgarians pressing from the
east to form a junction with the
। Teutons coming from the north have
Raptured additional heights.
1 Thus the Anglo-Erench-Serbfan
j action in the Balkans has leaped out
' of the field of surmise into a vivid
' foreground of fact and is asserted
by London militarv observers to
have been crowned at the outset with
success. This arrival* of French
troops at the psychological moment
when the Serbian struggle with 40.-
000 newly arrived Bulgarians at Vil-
andovo and Hundovo still hung in
j the balance has dramatic qualities
which for the moment have com-
pletely eclipsed the military exploits
• in other theaters.
Railroad K lm|M>rtant I actor.
The chief military importance*
1 the allied-Serbian success is the dv-
I feat of the Bulgarian project of cut-
ting the Saloniki-Nish railroad.
। w hich is known to have been the
Bulgarian objective
| It is not clear whether British
.troops co-operated with the French
1 in this operation but a mess ige from
i Athens stating they had left Saloniki
(Saturday for the Serbo-Bulgarian
! frontier indicated they at least Were
near the scene of the righting.
I Russian and Italian help th»i« far
has been only indirectly exerted by
increased aggressive action against
the Austro-Germans. which makes a
i further deflection of Teutonic for *•
| to the Balkans impracticable.
In the eastern theater th G**r-
-1 mans are again atia- king the Rus-
sian positions’ south* ast of Riga but
Petrograd conimen at*»rs regard this
to be purely a demo istration cuk u-
; lated to distrae t attention from the
Dvinsk region a l lahcia. which
have sain* d greatly m importance
.with the U..;ikan :evelopments R
is clear that atho.gh the batted
which G* n- iai \.!’ " f f is’ fighting
continues with ’ ’g success the
Germans haw •• *r unable to es-
jtablish •hemseiees .u the eastern
’ bank of the Ki\er Stripa.
Drina \U ”’k- Xr R ‘|>uL:‘«l.
\ Re' ’• r ei.sfJt. b fr»*rn Ottinjg
Mont- er^ru dated »»<*tober 12. sa/g
that at a' k" delivered the preceding
da by the Austrians against Monte-
uecrii t ' on the Drills front
v re '< :• U* i with heavy losses. One
three • r-*plane” flying over the
Memtri egrin positions fell near
Ple\ i> anel the pilot and an officer
eerie capti red.
\n inquest on the* bodies e»f three
victims of the first bomb droppvi
in the Zeppelin raiel last Wednesday
night on the London area an 1
three others who were killed nr whs
died as a result of Mlbsettuent Mr
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