South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 327, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 23 November 1915 — Page 1

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Jackson, Wich., Woman Returns Deed to Property Secured From Vice Investigator. NO CONSIDERATION INVOLVED IN DEAL 4 Letter Telling of Alleged Operations of "Vice Sleuth" is Received From Akron, Ohio Man, One more property deed for outh Bend real estato formerly owned by Mrs. Marlon B. CMlller Quilhot, and which was deeded to Anna Murray In Jackson, Mich . has been returned to the former -Mrs. Miller. Following suit of Frank V. Quilhot, cousin of John 11. in returning .two deeds Monday, Anna Murray Tuesday sent in a iu 1 1 claim deed for property which she held, the value of which was $200. Of the oven civil suits filed against John II. Quilhot and others by his wile, only four will remain to be tried. One of these Quilhot holds In his own name while the. others mentioned in thei civil action uro "disinterested" third parties. Tho property which Anna Murray returned to Mrs. Quilhot Tuesday is located In Hartman and Miller's second division. Tho woman intimated in a personal not sent to Mrs. Quilhot'a attorneys that no consideration uas involved when tho transfer was made from Quilhot to her, although a consideration was recorded. Quilhot I'avoretl Move, There is a well defined theory prevailing that tho return of the deeds by Frank V. Quilhot from Chicago, and tho .Murray woman from Jackeon, was dono at tho instigation of John If. Quilhot himself. It is known that -Cousin- Frank, having becomo alarmed oer tho publicity that has been given to the case, wrote to John II. last week, telling1 tho latter that he did not caro to get mixed ui in tho proceedings. In answer to that letter John II. wroto back, strongly recommending to his cousin that tho property bo returned to Mrs. Quilhot. Tho total approximate valuo of tho property which has been returned to tho wife of the former investigator is $5,825. The total valuo of property which Mrs. Quilhot charges that Quilhot Induced her to deed away waa $2 0,62 3. Attorneys for 'Mrs. Quilhot accept tho return of tha property from the Murray woman in Jackson as a strong indication that tho realty wa3 secured through fraud. Atty. Renn J. Oaro, who saw Frank V. Quilhot in Chicago Monday, brought back with him an affidavit signed by Frank V., stating that no consideration whatever was Involved In tho transfer of property to him. Saturday night Frank and his wifo transferred the property back to Mrs. Quilhot, but the papers were not legal and Atty. Oare Monday made a special trip to Chicago, inducing them to turn over to Mrs. Quilhot warranty deeds. Dccite Arc Kctimletl. Tho deeds wero recorded Tuesday morning and action will bo taken immediately by Mrs. Quilhofs attorneys to bring about a dismissal of the suit. It is the contention of tho Messrs. Oare and Ge- that the alfidavit secured from Frank V. Quilhot and tho return of tho deed by Anna Murray, as the equivalent to an admission that tho deeds were secured through misrepresentation, the grounds of the civil charges Hied against Quilhot. Admission in tho three, cases is bound to be of material benefit in the prosecution of the other cases, they state. Cumulative evidence to be used against Quilhot in the civil suits In which it is charged that his operations In tho rich widow line extended from coast to coat. is rapidly pouring in to Attys. Oare and (lever, counsel for Mrs. Qnilhot. The latest is a letter received Monday from 1 II. icontixui-:i o.v vagi: thrki:.) BIG DEAL ON RASEBALL WGRL CIIR;), Nov. 2:L A deal has btfn closed by which Johnny F,vers, Hank dowdy and First Baseman Schmidt of the -Boston Fraves. will go to the Cin-innati Feds in exchange for Herzog who managed the Reds last year, Clark and one other Cininnati playvr, according to information which reached Chicago today direct from Hank ilowdy himself. The Boston catcher is spending the winter at his home in Columbus, O. The deal is to be officially announced, the information stated, as soon as the third Cincinnati player has been selected. Tlie Fraves also will receive some cash in the deal, although how much - is not known. The trade, according to the information from Columbus, was engineered ty Carry Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati Reds, who recently aejuired control of the Cincinnati club. With the pising of livers from tho Brave line up. it was believed likely In !ik' il sporting circ les that Sherood .Ma gee would be chosen to capaln the 1316

Social Service Fund is Above $15,000 Mark Good Wil lteams Monday brought up the total collections for the South Bend Federation for i'ocial Service to $15, 803. OS, taking in $1,402.31. By continuing .the collections during tho remainder of this week, it is thought that the total amount for the campaign will exceed the $22,000 that was secured last year. Students of the high .ol helped swell Monday's collection: by turning in more than $200 that was secure! through entertainments arid subscriptions from the classes : .id individuals. More money is prom! ed from the schools. Following are the f.gures for Monday: Team No. 1, $44.25; two, $27; four. $2.70; six. $'; seven. $21.4 2; eight, $S0.30; nlm. $."4.95; 10. $7; in, $37.39; 14, !5.7."; 13. $123; IS, $12; 19, $15; 24, $4CS; 2S. $17; 27, $27; 2ü, $28.53; tr ustees. $4C0.

ES GGST OF SCHOOL STUBEN High School Education Taxes City $67.47 Each Year For Each Pupil. Each pupil in the grade schools of .South Bend costs the city $29.81 and each high school student represents an expenditure of $67.4 7 yearly, according to statistics compiled by J. T. Giles of Richmond, from the records in tho office of the state board of education and received by Supt. I.. J. Montgomery Tuesday. The average daily wages of high school principals in South Rend is $10, according to tho report, while the average for elementary principals is $6.71. Special teachers and supervisors receive an average dally wage of $5.38 here. High school teachers get an average of 4.7C per day, while the grade teachers' average is $3.71. Tho figures show that for each pupil in school here there Is $3,600 worth of taxable property. Lafayette leads all other cities, having $6,200 for each student. Fort Wayne has $5.70-0 of property for each one, while Fvan.svllle has an even $ü,00O. Students in the South Bend schools are fairly regular in attendance, says tho report, but this regularity is not quite, ermal to three other cities in tho state. The ratio of the daily attendance to tho total enrollment is 87.6 per cent, while the ratio of the daily attendance to the total population of the city is 13.2 per cent. JITNEY DRIVER IS FINED FOR SPEEDING Harry :Frcycrmuth Hasn't Sil Hut Lawyer Stands Good For Assessment. Harry Freyermuth. SI 3 Ashland av.. a jitney bus operator, was found guilty of exceeding the speed limit in city court Tuesday morning, and lined $1 and costs. Since the young man failed to produce the $11 necessary to secure his release, he was contined in Jail, until a friendly lawyer, sorry for the lad's plight, stood good for him. According to the testimony of Motorcycle Officer Wesolek, he trailed Freyermuth from Walnut to Franklin st., on W. Washington av., about 6 o'clock Monday night. Freyermuth was traveling between 2 3 and 2 7 miles per hour, according to the otllcer. Tho lad said that he was having soma trouble with his car and was anxious to get rid of his passengers in order that tho car could bo repaired, therefore ho drove faster than usual. MANY CALLS FOR HELP Heavy Clothing Requested Iy Poor People of City. Owing to tho cold weather of the last week, numerous calls for coal have been received at tho otliees of the Salvation Army and the AssiKdatcd Charities. More coal has been given to the needy of South Bend during the last few days by the Associated Charities than all during the late spring and fall. Heavy clothing has been in demand by the poor people of tho city. MARKET OPEN WEDNESDAY People Will Get Chance to Buy Tlinnksgl ing Turkeys. Since Thanksgiving will fall on regular market day the public market will be conducted Wednesday morning on K. Colfax av. According to reports there will ho an extraordinarily large number of farmers at the market Wednesday morning with all the products that go to make up the Thanksgiving dinner and City Sealer Miller is making preparations for handling a large crowd of pa trons. GRAND JURY ENDS WORK Severe More Soeret Indictment Are Returned. With the returning of seven more secret indictments the- grand jury Tuesday was discharged for the term. The seven brought in Tuesday raised the total number of secret indictments to 16. nine having been reported Monday in a partial report. m iu;ia;i: i,icirssi:s. William A. Wallace, salesman. Chicago: Augusta Keasler, Chicago. Eugen' Eouis ilenz, mechanic; Elizabeth Uoe Qurclhtte. George I. Taveriner. moulder. Mishawaka; Veronica Case, ilUiiawaka-

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Dispenser of German Funds in This Country, Says U. S. District Attorney Wood in Opening Statement. IMPORTANT WITNESS IS REPORTED MISSING Most of the Government Buildings at Washington Are Being Closely Guarded. NTW YORK, Nov. 22. Capt. Boy-: ed, naval attache to the German cmbassy, was accused In federal court; today of being the dispenser of (ior-i man funds in this country and riding, rough shod over the laws of the land, j Tho accusation was made by Astt. United States Dist. Atty. Hoger Wood. at the oening of the trial of four otiicials of the Hamburg-American line, who are charged with making out false manifest papers for 10 merchant ships carrying supplies to German men of war at sea. "The government will show t hat G. Kullenkamps received $750.000 from Germany which he deposited in three banks, said Mr. Wood. "Shortly afterwards, he was visited by Capt. lioy-ed who directed him to send $600.000 to San Francisco for the purchase of ships and. $135.000 to Philadelphia for the same purpose." The jury was completed at noon and at the same time it was learned that an important witness for the government, a Philadelphia shipping man, had left the country. Immediately after tho jury was sworn Mr. Wood began, laying the government's ca-e before tho court. GUAKI) IJUITilHNGS. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.1. .Most of the government buildings in Washington are now being more carefully guarded than at any time In the history of the country since Civil war days. OlHcials today refused to discuss the unusual precautions being taken but it is generally known that an attempt by fanatics to destroy the buildings with bombs is feared. Col. W. AV. Harte, who is in charge of public buildings and grounds, said today lie recently ordered all watchmen to arm themselves. Originally the guards wero supposed to be armed, he said, but they had been allowed to discard their weapons. Now, however, they are all armed and instead of remaining at a certain, place during the day they arc compelled to walk "beats" around the buildings. Every person entering any government building is subjected to the closest scrutiny. Anyone carrying a bundle or a package is stopped and forced to give a good explanation before being allowed to enter any building. So far as is known the guard at the capital has not been increased. The watchmen ar3 all unusually active, however, since report were published that extra precautions were being taken to protect all railroad tunnels and property near the capitol. The Terminal company maintained its strong force of extra policemen at the I'nion station and at the entrance of the tunnels to south Washington today. Oihcials said that there were no developments but that the company Is taking precautions. 100 PERSONS ARE DROWNED llrido Near Licatn, Sicily, Carried Down by Flood. HOMK. Nov. 23. More than 100 Persons were drowned in the valley of the Salso river in Sicily today when a bridge, weakened by the Hooded condition of the river collapsed. The disaster occurred near I,icata. Flood conditions exist throughout the island as the result of heavy rains. TROOPS HALF STARVED Two Thousand Villa followers Are Itcpoxird at JalUoo. AVASIIINGTON, Nov. 23. In.a halfstarved condition. 2,00 Yillisla soldiers have arrived in the state of Jalisco after a march from the western part of Duranjo. according to advices reaching the state department this afternoon. GERMAN BATTLESHIP IS SUNK SWS REPORT COPENHAGEN, Nov. 23.The Car man battleship .Markgraf is reported ' in maritime circles to have been sunk ( In the Ualtic. No details are avail- j able. ! LOXDOX, Nov. 2 A dispatch! from the Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily Mail saying ope of der- ! many's newest dreadnaught.s wa suk by a mine in the Baltic on Friday, may refer to the Markgraf, mentioned j in the Copenhagen message. The Rot- I terdam dispatch says that V.Z members j or the crew of the destroyed dreadnaught were drowned. The Markpraf was placed in commission after the war began. It displace. 1 2 5 . T 7 T. tons, was CS0 feet long and tarrir 1,1 ÜJ men.

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i rT" ' ' 1 ' W 3 i f; e j; lit ' x - ' y IIiOVIlKNCK, It. I. Letters and diamonds and other costly grifts art to figure in the J100.00O suit for bnaeh of promise to marry, the writ in advance of which, Miss Elizabeth I,. Maxter, a pretty cashier of this city has just filed against Thomas F. Uurke, a wealthy wholesale liquor merchant a iii! stockholder in several brewing concerns. Mi a Baxter is 2G and Burke is .10, and is said to have inherited $1,000,000 from his father. According to Miss II;iter the affair had progressed so far that she and JJurke had gone to New York to pick out the furniture for the home now under construction here, and which was to have cost $15,000. She declares that the break came when Uurke objected to her mother's living with them after the marriage. ÄTTLES 11 S Two German Crafts Brought Down in. Belgium Teutons Put to Flight. PA IMS. Nov. 2.1. Thrilling battles in the air between French and German aviators in which the French were victorious are reported in today's Lomiauniijue from the war ofllce. Two Gorman air eraft were brought down in Helgium. Near Rheims two German aviators were put to flight. Five aerial combats in Champagne and the Argonne resulted in three being forced to land within the German lines. Another was captured, A fifth fell to the ground in llames. The text of the communique follows: "There is nothing to add to the preceding communique. "In the course of the day of Nov. 22. our aviators engaged in combat at different points on the front. These terminated to our advantage. "In rSelglum two German machines were forced by our aeroplanes to land. In the region of Rheims two aviators who were pursued were forced to flee. "In Champagne- and on the borders of the Argonne five aerial combats were fought, following which three aeroplanes were forced to land precipitately within their lines. Another machine which fell was captured. The last fell on the ground in flames." ALLIES WILL HAVE 10,000,000 TROOPS Fiigland Will Have Four Million Men in Held by March. PAIUS. Nov. 21. England will have i.O'Ht.OC" troops in the field by next March. It will also be able to arm and supply O.OOO.OOO Russians. Lord Kitchener, the British secretary of war, gave this information to the Greek- government on his recent visit to Athens, according to a dwpatch received from the Greek capital today. The dispatch quotes Ird Kitchener as saying, after he made known the resources of England: "Therefore the war can end only in the complete defeat of Germanv."

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LONDON. Nov. 23. Italy's campaign on the Isonzo front is nearing complete success. Gorizia'H fall is imminent. This will open the way to Trieste, whence the Italians can advance upon Tola, the great Austrian r.aval base. The greatest triumph won the ent nte powers is now expected to come thronen the ffurts of the Italians. Dispatches sent from Austrian headtuarters on the Italian front and ;.a--es by flu Austrian censors indiate that the fori es defending the N'u:::. front are sorely pressed. They st; -t that the Austrian are out-num-I ered thne to one. the Italians thus beimr able to use fresh troops in every assault a ;a'nst the weary defenders, and t.'at l.f.OO Italian cannon are keeping up a treinundous bombardment. The o.'Tu ial report issued in Vienna yesterday admitted that the Radian had crossed the Isonzo north of the

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President to Pla.ce Responsibility of Accepting or Defeating Preparedness Measures Up to. Legislatures. ! SWISS ARMY SYSTEM FOR BOYS IS FAVORED Rep. Warren W. Bailey of Pennsylvania Wants Cost of Larger Army and Navy Paid by Direct Tax. WASHINGTON', Nov. 23. Evidences that democratic leaders are very fearful that the, administration's "preparedness program" will find hard Medding when congress meets in a fortnight continued to accumulate today. Dyed-in-the-wool organization men of the Tammany type openly declared that the president made a tactical error when he invited the republican leaders to discuss his plan with him in the white house. Sen. Chamberlain, chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, and the man who will handle the administration measure in the upper house, announced that he will also introduce a bill calling for the adoption of the Swiss system of training the school boys as a measure in reserve. Rep Warren "V. Railey of Pennsylvania, stated that if we are to have a greatly increased army and navy, he Wants it paid for by direct tax so that the people will know what they are spending their own money for, and that he will father legislation to that effect. Statement is Issued. Meanwhile tho attitude of the white house developed today in tho following statement from one of the president's closest advisers: "The president believes that the people want the .country prepared for national defense. He will sx tell congress. And he will put the responsibility for accepting or defeating such preparation squarely up to the national legislatures. lie will not suggest phans for raising the money for this work. That is essentially the duty of the legislative branch. If congress shall decide to overturn the program the president will, from time to time, in public utterances, define his o-wn position so that the responsibility easily can be placed." Sen. Chamberlain said today that he plans to try the Swiss system "to open the subject to discussion and throw lifht in this country upon the military idea which has proven so successful in Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand. He says that this will in no way interfere with the general defense program. Has Hills Prepared. The senator also favors Including the entire defense plans in one omnibus measure which would have the effect of drawing the line sharply between the advocates and opponents of the plan. The senator stated that the program now was in such shape that the introduction of the bill or bills is assured wthin a week of the assembling of congress. In connection with Iiis plan for a direct tax Rep. P.ailey said today: "The people now pay the military bills without knowing it because of tho indirect tax system. I have prepared a bill which will provide for a direct tax for military purposes on land values. The land values of our big cities far exceed those of the rural districts so that the money for preparedness will come from those who are most Vehemently supporting the Jingo program." TOD SLOAN IS ARRESTED famous American Jockey to 7;e I)e- ' ported by Ihiti-h. LONDON', Nov. 23. The Evening News states that Tod Sloan, the famous American jockey and a French actress have been arersted In Eondon and that Sloan will le deported tonight. "Sloan," Fays tho Evening News, "was arrested under the defense of the realm act. "The actress will be sent to Prance." (iorizia bridgehead, but said they were driven back. Monday's Italian report claimed progress on the summit of Monte San Michele which dominates the chief Austrian defense at Gorizia. Correspondents at Austrian headquarters say that COO.X'O soldiers are Jighting on the 4 0-mile Isonzo front, the Italians having 4 SO, 000 men engaged. All reports a?ree that the righting i continuous and that it is the fiercest of the campaign. JAPAN IS S1LKXT. TOKIO. Nov. 2.1. Important negotiations are in progress regarding China's position in the war. The Japanese government is silent on the subject, but the press expresses incredulity at what it call "the hostile Idea of Including China In the entente." and asserts that Irritation will develop in Japan if it is found that the allies took the leal with reference to bringing China inte the conflict.

No Blockade Is in Force Against Greece LONDON, Nov. 23. No Greek ships are being seized or held up in the ports of the united kingdom. No blockade of Greek ports has been instituted or in force. These significant statements were made in an official announcement issued by the RritLsh foreign ollice today. The foreign ollice announcement was taken to mean that the threat to strike Greece in Its vital spot its shipping had served Its purpose and that the Hellenic government had yielded to the chief demands of the allies. At the time the "pacific blockade" went 'into effect it was explained by British newspapers that its object was to prevent the importation into Greece of. supplies for a campaign while the government was refusing to give guarantees that it would not aid the enemies of the entente powers. The declarations that the blockade was off came just 2 4 hours after Italy had expressed her willingness to join in the blockade of Greece.

100 S BYTEUTOMS Central Powers Will Permit Greece to Fix Own Policy. Roumania is Feared. BERLIN, Nov. 2.. Germany has no secret agreement with Greece. Teutonic diplomacy is making no effort to combat the threats, promises and actual pressure being exerted by the entente powers at 'Athens. Germany is willing to allow Greece to choose her future policy by herself. German newspapers in analyzing the Balkan situation today emphasized the foregoing points, but at the same time admitted the possibility that Greece may be forced into the conflict on the side of the allies by England and France. There was a slight undercurrent of pessimism apparent, and yet military experts were quoted as saying that even if Greece joined the entente powers in the field with her army of 500,000 she would find that this possibility had not been overlooked by the German general staff. Expect Decision Soon. A decision by Greece is expected very soon, but even if it is adverse to Germany it is declared that it will have no ultimate effect on the outcome of the conflict in the Ralkans. The greatest danger is that a decision on the part of Greece to join the allies might influence Roumania to take similar action. Germany went into the Balkans to open direct communication with Constantinople and to remove the menace which remained as long as the Serbian army rested against the southern boundary' of Austro-Hungary. The way is open to Constantinople and the erb army has been smashed. That the victories of the Teutonic allies had strong inlluence upon King Constantine is shown by the fact that the bulldozing of the agents of France and England has been without decisive effect. Situation Is Acute. Dispatches from the Greek capital show that the government realizes fully the acuteness of its situation. Should Greece reject the terms of the allies and side with the Germans, she would have to relinquish her e - st line, all her islands and pro aMy Athens itself. None of the Greek ports have fortifications which Could stand before the bombardment of the great Anglo-French armada. All her commerce the life blood of the Gree"k nation would be destroyed. The Greek navy, the nucleus1 of which is two old battleships purchased from the United States, would be annihilated instantly. Those are the considerations which the Greek government must keep in mind should it decide to cast its with the central empires. On the other hand should Gre-ee in with the allies the way would opened for an immediate invasion Greek territory at Eskije and IV tri' lot go be Of th. where heavy forces of Bulbars and Turks have been concentrated. The fact that these troops have b-T-n kept on the Greek border shows that Greece has no secret agreement with tho German allies despite rports to the contrary. MRS. MARSHALL BETTER Early Rccocry is Expected by Her Physician. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 23. Mrs. Thomas R. 'Marshall, wife of the vice president of the Fnited State had a good night according to St. Vincent's hospital attaches. IBt early recovery Is expected by Dr. . G. pfaff. the attending surgeon. TURKS KEEP ALLIES FROM LANDING TROOPS CONSTANTINOPBK, (via Berlin and Amsterdam. Nov. 23. Efforts ,y the allies to land reinforcements ,,n Gallipoli peninsula have been ch k'd by guns of heavy caliber sent to the Dardanelles front. The war of! ice announced today that the Turkish artillery had driven off enemy transports trying to approach the Gallipoli co ist at Ari Burnu. "Near Anafarta" said the o:t i il statement. "our patrol de-n-o-d trenches being constructed bv the enemy and captured 50 luss of sand and a quantity of wire. "Our artillery drove off transports approaching the coast at Ari Burnu. On Sunday we drove off an enemy torpedo destroyer attempt ins to enter tho Dardanelles."

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Rallying After Its Destruction Was Thought to be Matter of Hours Southern Force Defeats Bulgarians. LOSSES AT M0NASTIR PLACED AT 10,000 Teuton Armies Continue Southern Sweep and Battlefield May Soon be Transferred to Greek Soil. ATHENS. Nov. 2?,. Rallying when its destruction was thought to be only a matter of days, the southern Serbian army has defeated the Bu'ars, regained it -t former positions on the Veles-I'rilep front and is advancing toward Babuna pass, according to an ;;l!ici:l statement issued by the Serb legation here today. "After hard lighting in which the Serbians were everywhere victorious." said the statt ment. "we have reoccupied our positions on the Veles-Prilep front and are advancing toward Babuna pass. The enemy is retreating before us." SALONIKA, Greece, Nov. 23. Losses of 10, (oO men were inflicted upon the Bulgarians by the Serbs In a terrific battle around Monastlr, which began on the morning of the 21st, it was stated in dispatches received from the front today. The Bulgars wero thrown back live miles. At Vodoco. north of Vranje the Serbians repulsed tho advance of the Bulgarians, taking KO prisoners. Refugees report that I'rilip has been burned to the ground. After attempting twice to assume the offensive against the French the Bulgarians were forced to fall back from their positions on the Tcherna river, at Gradsko and Krivolak. The Bulgars suffered another rcerse at Kastoria. EONDON, Nov. 23. The battlefield in the Balkans may soon be transferred from Serbian to (Ircek soil even If Greece remains neutral. German. Austro-I Iungnrian and Bulgarian armies in northern and central Serbia continue their victorious advance southward. Already the Serbian retreat into Montenegro and northern Albania has been cut off by the German allies west of Pristina. Although successes for the S-erbi and French have been reported from southern Serbia, the Anglo-French-Serb allies have been unable to inflict a decisive defeat upon the Bulgarians. In consequence of this state of affairs and as a result of the apparent check to the French invasion of Bulgaria south of Sirumnitza, the onrush of the Aust ro-German and Bulgirian troops -outhward may soon push the Serbians and their allies over tue Greek boimda rv. It is learned definitely from a German source tlit the (iermans, Austrians and Bulgarians are determined to pursue the Anglo-Freneh and Serbian forces to Salonika unless the Greek government interns and disarms tha retreating armies. Start Offen-ive. Tn an effort to offset the pressure In the Balkans the allied troops at the I ' rda nelb are carrying on a vigorone offensive. So far. however, the "ffect f tiis renewed offensive has !'i-(-n n 'liu'i ' de. The Atht ns cor-espondent of the Ti ' i ef reports that Denys Cochin of th- French government, has returned to Athens for a conference with King ' 'oust an? ine. C'itlictir.g reports on the Balkan political situation make it impossible to f,,r: ultimate developments. On dispatch from Athens stated that the. Gr-'k cnl'inf t now disposed to ar- ! (CONTINFFI) ON PAG I' THRFF.) jcEcTiLLlr ME ALLIES ATIIRNS. Nov. 23. "The government is disposed to give, f ffecti o guarantees of the safety and freedom of movement of the allied troops." says a semi-olhcial .statement published by the Athens newspapers today. It i.s the first de:;nite w.-rd that has come from government quarters that the entente powers are gaining ground in their representations. The statement is taken to mean th.it Greek troops will not interfere with the French and British forces if they are driven over the Serbian frontier into t Jreece. This as-c;rane will be of vast help to the allies in formulating their campaign plans. It is no;v understood that in their confer nces with King Constantine and Pit mi'T Skouloudis neither Lord Kitchener nor IVnys Cochin, representative of the French government, demanded that Greece participate in the war, but sought only assuranc . that the allied troops should not I o interned if dri.eii into Greece. The Greek government asked more time in which to consider this ro;ue.-t and it has ) n discussed at five cabinet meetings. The decision to grant the request is said to have been reach cd lust night and the expectation is that it vili U cunv-jeJ to M. Cochin on Wednesday.