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T1IK UKW: OMAHA, WKDXKSDAY, NOVKMBKIl 17, 1915. r BULGARS BEGIN HEW OFFENSIVE Fean Expreued in London that New Arrirali May Not Be Strong Enough to Hold Balkan. RUSSIAN EXTORTS COmiCTTNG LONDON, Not. 16. The exact sit uation In central Macedonia Is uncer tain. Dispatcher from tbe near eact are conflicting and doubt as to the time of event to which they refer injects an additional element pf un certainty. It la clear, however, that tbe Bulgarians have been reinforced and have begun a new offensive. Tbe operations in central Mace donla,' according to Rome accounts, present a most powerful menace to the armies of 8erbta and its allies, which are' operating from Tetovo through Perlepe to the southeastern Serbian frontier. Telegrams re ceived almost simultaneously from Greece announce that Tetovo Is in the hands of both the Serbians and the Bulgarians, but the preponder ance of evidence points to Bulgarian occupation of this front. Monaatlr Aarata la Ta surer. The Bulgarians are making desperate efforts to force their way through Kat chanllc Faaa In the direction of Prtatlna. They are alao attempting to advenoo from Tetovo to Perlepe and Monaatlr and by forcing Babuna rasa, to reach Perlepe from the other side. Th op eration are said to have placed Monaatlr again In danger. It la not at present a problem whether the newly arrived French and British forces are large enough to meet this Bul garian onslaught, which apparently ha begun with extraordinary vigor. What Greece will do In event the al lied troops are forced back ever the Greek border Is still a matter of specu lation. A meeaage from Greece aaya the government will estend to the Serbians the aame privileges ss thoee accorded to the French and BrtUah In case of their encroachment on Greek territory, but In view of the fact that no definite an nouncement has been made as to what 'thee, privilege will be, further than the original statement of Premier SkoulMta that the allied troops would be permitted to reach the sea unmolested, the Inten tions of Greece remain obscure. Con flirt In Report from Ratal. On the Gallclan front the Ruas'ans, while admitting they have yielded some ground la. the neighborhood of the Styr forte, do not concede ' they have been forced back across the river,' as Is claimed In the German official com munication of yesterday. Further details of thle fighting will be necessary to determine whether the Rus sians have lost the town of Csartorysk, and whether Russian control of the Xovel-Earny railway Is thereby endan gered. .. ' . Klna-'Prter oa the Ftrln I. lee. 8ALONflKI, Jov7 14. -(Via Parle., Nov. 18.) King Peter of -' Serbia, despite his advanced age, la fighting with hta soldiers in the trenches, clad In the uniform of a private, according to M. Jaeowscheff. secretary of the , Russian legation In Greece, who arrived here today from Ml- ( 1 e n I zs -s There are over 5,000 distinct scenes in "The Birth of a Nation." . Eighteen thousand people and 3,000 horses were utilized in making the narrative. Mr. Griffith worked for eight months without a let up to complete the picture. The production cost over $500,000.00. The women's dresses of the period of 1860 used up 12, 000 yards of cloth. Over 25,000 yards of white material used in the costumes of the Ku Klux Klans. Two hundred seamstresses worked for two months to make these costumes. mm V. P. FOB NEBRASKA OF JEF FERSQIf HIGHWAY ASSTT. Randall K.Brown. trovltxa, western Serbia, having come by way of Albania. The sgod king seeks death according to the Russian diplomat, saying: "When I am killed you can flee or surender." Old Serbia Is loat snd new Serbia Is In a precarious condition. In the opinion ef the secretary, who asserted the Herb lana at Babuna Pas could not hold out much longer and thai the only hope was that Serbian force concentrated at Ml trovltta would prove to be strong enough to tske the offenslvs and advanos through Tetovo toward Monaatlr. "Ths morals of tha Serbians Is splendid," he continued. "Half trained recruits march to battle singing like vet erans. Famine and misery prevail. There Is no bread at Mltrovltsa. The people are reduced to eating haricots." flreree Mod I fire Ita Posltlosv. LONDON, Nov. la The Greek govern ment Is reported to have modified Its position somewhat In favor of the en tente alllea. The correspondent at Athens of the Exchange Telegraph company saya it has decided that In the event of a retreat of the alllea to Greek soli Ser bian troops will be pieced on the same footing as ths British and French. Premier Bkouloudls originally proposed to permit the French and British to reach the sea without interference from the Greek, but to disarm Serbians who crossed the border. The Changs Is due, the correspondent aays, to formidable ob jections raised by the French minister at Athena. However, it still remains for Greece to define Its position clearly. Designation of . a neutral sons has been suggested. ASQUITH DOES NOT THINK THE DRAFT IS NECESSARY LONDON, Nov. 16. Premier Asqutth is still hopeful that the voluntary system ef recruiting In the United Kingdom will suoceed. : The premier stated In the House of Commons this afternoon It was his hope and belief that coercive meas ures, would, not have to be resorted to. i ' j Pllea Cored la a to 14 Days. Druggists refund money If Paso Oint ment falls to cure Itching, blind, bleeding or .protruding piles. First application gives relief. 60c. Advertisement, TTftinrAOThlCIfG! TV 11 Ahs il hj iSZS2SZSiS2SiS2S!S2SZSZSSSiSZS2S3 LACK OF PRICE OF HEAL SAVES GIRL Daughter of Lincoln Physician Unable to Go to Beitaurant Wrecked by Tornado. GOES HUNGRY. BUT STILL LIVES Saved by tbe lack of the price of a meal was tha fata of Mis Helen Hayes of Great Bend, Kan., daughter of Dr. N. Hayes of Lincoln, In a re cent tornado. For soma time Miss Hayes has been employed as a society writer on a paper at Oreat Bend. Because the railroad reporter was away at the moment, Miss Hayes was sent to the railway station to meet the trains. Ordinarily she went to her boarding house about that time of day for her evening meal, but this time she was away down by the depot at supper time. She looked across the street to a small restaurant. "I'll not go home for supper this even ing," she said to herself. "I'll just slip aoross to the restaurant and get a bite to eat" She opened her puree. There was a handkerchief. Bhs pulled that out. There was also a small mirror. She took that out There was a piece of chamois skin with a little pink powder on It. Ph clawed that out, and maybe polished her nose a little. Unable to Oa to Restaaraat But money was a scarce article. Down In the corner of the handbag she found s nickel sne had saved for street car fare. That was not enough to get her supper. "Nothing doing," she said to herself "I'll not eat supper at all. I'll wait until I get home." By this time It was raining. She looked out of the depot window at the splash, aplash on the streets. The wind began to blow. She watched the wind drive the rain In great writhing, twisting serpents of mist down the street Then suddenly the heavens grew black. The sky came down like a big black hat shutting everybody In. The crash came. There was a roaring that drowned the roar of tha trains for a moment and all was over. Across the street the little restaurant where momentary poverty prevented her from being at that minute, was only a wrecked and tangled heap of kindling wood, literally blown to toothpicks, while there, was Important buslnese In digging the killed and Injured out of the wreck. age. ARMOUR COMPANY APPEALS DAMAGE SUIT LINCOLN, Nor. l.-Special.-The Armour Packing company of Omaha has appealed to tbe supreme court from a Judgment secured In the Douglas county district court by FU Drlgovlch In the amount of C130. The plaintiff sued for tM.OOO alleging that he was permanently Injured when an elevator In which he was rid'ng fell from the second story to the .shipping floor., A truck which was being carried up at the same time projected out striking the doorway at the entrance on the second floor, break ing the cable and letting the cage drop. Thep lalnUff contended that had the elevator been equipped with safety THEATER THE SENSATION OF AE0 !ZSSSZSiS2S2SZSiSlSZS2S2SZS2S2SiSiSiS Nearly 200,000 feet of film was originally taken. The performance lasts two hours and forty-five minutes with one six-minute intermission. Evenings, 8:15; Matinees, 2:15. Prices-Nights, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1-50, $2.00 Matinee Daily, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 ' UNDER MANAGEMENT ELLIOTT & SHERMAN cstche it could not have dropped and he would not have been Injured. Brown Elected at New Orleans Meet NEW ORLEAN, La.. Nov. ia-The Jefferson Highway association, through which It la proposed to build a thorough fare from 'Winnipeg, Man., to New Or leans, was organised here today with the election of E. T. Meredith of Dm Molne. la., originator of the movement as president and the following vice presidents: Louisiana, L. Ti. Lyons, jr.; Oklahoma, Ir. Oliver Bagby; Arkansas, 8. M. Dickey; Kansas, It 8. Tleman; Ne braska. Randall K. Brown; Missouri, J. M. Maloney; Iowa, H. H. Polk. The board of director have selected a tentative route for the highway, pass In through Baton Rouge. Alexandria, Bhreveport. Denlson, Muskogee. Joplln, Kansas City, St Joseph, De Moines, Bt Paul and Minneapolis to Winnipeg. Over Thousand Serb Soldiers Are Taken BERLIN, Nov. 1. (By Wireless to Sayville.) More than 1.000 additional Ser bian troop were captured yesterday the war office announced today. Two ma chine guns snd three cannon also were captured. Pursuit of the Serbians la now continued vigorously. DEATH RECORD Praak D. Miller. YORK, Neb., Nov. 11 (Special.) The funeral services of Prank D. Miller were held Tuesday morning at 10:10 o'clock at the family home. The burial took place at Surprise. Bev. T. F. B. Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached the funeral sermon and the Masonlo order took charge of the services at the grave. Mr. Miller had been a suf ferer from diabetes for several years and went to Excelsior Pprlngs, , Mo., last Thursday with ths hope of receiving re lief, lie arrived there Friday morning and at 4 o'clock Saturday evening be died. He was U years old and had been PORMAL ap A parel is either authoritative in hrle--or decidedly not. Depend upon us for the abso lutely correct in such matters. Perfect Tit Guaranteed. MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co. 316 Booth 15th Street. UW rlLAS THE AGE BARNUM & BAILEY OUTDONE UT THE D. W. a resident of Nebraska fr forty-two year a A wife and six children survive him. They are Alonso. Fred, Cleo, Harry, Mrs. Floyd Bhlrtey and Miss Frances. Italians' Bombs Hit Church and Famous Tomb at Goriza BERLIN, Nov U By WIreles to Bay villa.) Dispatches received here today as given out by the Overseas News agenoy furnish additional details of the damage Inflicted by the Italian bombardment of Ooiisla. Shells struck the famoua tomb of Count de Chambord, the French legitimist sometimes styles "King Henry V.," who died In exile In Austria. The sacristy of Oortsla cathedral was demol ished. The Church of Mont Santo was burned to the ground. Varloua other churches were damaged or destroyed and many art treasures were lost Two bombs fell among groups of children, causing the death of eight of them. FAMOUS FRENCH ARTIST KILLED BY GAS IN BATTLE PARIS, Nov. 1. Eugene Bonneton well knowa as a painter of scenes of Old Paris, whose Port Bt Nicholas Is oa exhibition at Saa Francisco exposition, has been klUed In action In the Argtmne. His death Is said to have beea occasioned by asphyxiating gas. He was sergeant of territorials. Cs4 Wktimr (kalalne Is Needed, Does Net At fee the Heat. Because of its tonle and laxative effec Laxative Bromo Quinine will be found better than ordinary Quinine, for any purpose for which Quinine is used. Does not oause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember there Is only one "Bromo Quinine." Look for signature of El W, Grove, to Advertisement 1890 1915 DIAMONDS More Than 25 Years of constant Diamond Experi ence, It Means Better Quality at Lower Prices. See Our $12.00 Diamond Tiffany Rings, others up to $1,500. Let Us Show Tbem to Ton. 15? & DODGE GREATEST SHOW Griffith's Mighty Eighth Wonder of Five thousand works and reports on history of ! the Civil War searched for authentic data. j j Ford's Theater, Washington, reproduced to the (jj smallest detail. i Ten thousand dollars a day was paid for the use r of an entire county in order to reproduce the wild rides of the Klansmen. A commissary and two hospital corps were main--tained while the pictures were being taken. Not a human life was lost. A musical score of twenty-five pieces synchron ized to several thousand individual scenes. Thompson-Belden o. 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