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PAY NO MORE
GARRISON TO ASK FOR REAL ARMY OF DEFENSE
No Hint of How He Will Spend
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$250,000,000 for *‘Reason
able Preparedness.”
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Secre
tary Garrison will ask Congress, if
President Wilson gives his, approval,
for $250,000,000 to strengthen the na
tion's military defenses.
His estimates are now practically
complete and ready for submission
to the President. The last Congress
aprropriated only $109,000,000 for the
military establishment, including the
army, the State militia, fortifications
and West Point.
Whether Congress Will be able te
grant the Secretary's estimate, how
ever, is problematical.
Keeps Plans Secret.
Mr. Garrison himself will shed no
light on his plans or give any hint of
how he would expend the vast sum
which seems necessary for what he
terms “reasqnable preparedness.” It
is said, however, that if Congressmen
are staggered by a proposed expendi
ture of $141,000,000 more than was
carried in last year's aArmy appropri
ation measures, it would be Just as
well if they never knew what the
board of general officers appointed b:
Mr. Garrison to investigate the cour
try's military defenses, proposed.
This board was designated by M
Garrison some six menths ago an
consisted of the chief of staff of ti
army, Major General Scott, and t
heads of the several bureaus. T
members were instructed to go ove:
the whole situation and propose rec
ommendations for the increase of the
present regular army, the creation of
a reserve, the strengthening of the
present coast defenses and field artil
lery and‘the abolition of useless army
posts,
Ti#is committee brought in a report
cdlling for the expenditure of $600,-
000.000. 1t is now certain that it will
\never see the light of day In ilts origi
nal form.
To Strengthen Army.
In view of Secretary Garrison’s re
peated assertions of his appreciation
of the fact that this country is, and
always will be, opposed to a large
standing army, it is taken for grant
ed that he will seek the achievement
of reasonable preparedness through a
reserve. It is pointed out that an in
crease from 25,000 to 40,000 regular
troops, and perhaps 1,000 officers, may
be sought to bring the total army up
to something less than 150,000 men,
As the State militia does not stand,
and never has stood, very high in the
estimation of army officers, it would
not be surprising if Mr. Garrison
sought to withdraw Federal support
from that organization and place his
dependence on a trained reserve of
about 350,000 men, =0 the United
States could announce an armed force
with a combined army of not less
than 500,000 men at the outset
The preference of the army men for
A national reserve over State militia
organizations is based upon the fact
that there would be no division of au
thority, the reserve being wholly un
der Federal control The dual con
trol of the State militia, In the opin
fon of the military observers, ren
ders that arm of defense of little value
With a reserve of 350,000 men,
equipped and disciplined and ready
for any emergency, Mr. Garrison's ad
visers think the country would have
made a start toward military pre
paredness
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Chewning Released
On Bond of SIO,OOO
Ezra Chewning, under a 15-vear
sentence for the slaying of Coeby
Bishop, made a SIO,OOO bond before
the DeKalb County Superior Court
Saturday to gain his liberty, pending
A hearing on a motion for a new trial
Chewning was convicted after mak
Ing a plea of the unwritten law
- THE WEATHER.
Forecast: Fair Saturday night
and Sunday.
Temperatures: 6 a. m, 70: 8
a.m, 76; 10 a. m.,, 81; 12 noon, 84;
Ip.m, 85 2p m., 86
Sun rises 5:33. Sun sets 5:41.
Plans to Build Up
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QUITMAN, Sept. 18.—Royal Dan
iel, editor of The Quitman Free Press, :
‘and formerly of Atlanta, and Miss
Edna Cain, of this city, were married
Thursday afternoon, September 18,
lxhe Rev. Allen Wilson, of Valdosta,
‘ erforming the ceremony,
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.~ Royal Daniel was engaged in news
aper work in Atlanta for many
cars, leaving to pur®hase an interest
« The Quitman Free Press, of which
Jigs Cain was then editor.
Another American
Slain by Yaquis
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Another
American, so far unidentified, has
been slain by the Yaqui Indians. The
State Department to-day was ad
vised by the American Consul at Ma
zatlan that a band of ralding Indians
a week ago carried off and murdered
an American,
The Mexlcan commander at Mazat
lan has agreed that the Indians re
sponsible will be punished.
Hillis to Keep Pulpit
In Spite of Reverses
(By Interhational News Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Although
his business operations have failed.
the Rev. N. D. Hillis, pastor of the
famous Plymouth Church, will con
tinue his ministerial duties, according
to the statement following to-day’'s
meeting of the trustees and deacons.
. The Rev. Mr. Hillis got into finan
cial difficulties through a $2,000,000
llumhrr deal in British Columbia
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Will Eubanks Held
On Girl's Charges
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Will T. Eubanks, widely known in
Atlanta’'s amateur baseball circles,
was beilng held at the police station
)Snturda_\ for the Sheriff of Douglas,
Ga., to be taken to that place to face
charges made by a girl
Eubanks denie dhis guilt and said
he intended to fight the case strenu
ously He was arrested here by De
tectives Cochran and Rosser
Cuts Mile Record
(By International News Service.)
PROVIDENCE, R. L., Sept. 18—
Bob Burman, in.a Peugeot car, twice
livwnrwl the world’s record for one
mile on a speedway this afternoon by
driving a mile in 46 1.5 seconds, fol
lowing this a while later with a miie
In 46 73-100 seconds
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Georgian Named U.S.
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Consul in Honduras
(By International News Service.)
WABHINGTON, Sept 1% Preqst.
dent Wilson to-day issued a comm
slon to Walter F. Berile, of Georgia,
as Consul at Puerto Cortes, Hondu
ras
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YOL. XIV. NO. 40
VILNA SURROUNDED; FALL IMMINENT
KAISER MASKS MIGHTY BLOW AT NEW POINT
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
(Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Intima
tions from British sources that Eng
land may demand arbitration of the
commercial issues in dispute between
the two countries should the Ameri
can demand that the “freedom of the
seas” be restored be couched in dras
tic language, has incensed officials
here. They believe that if such tac
tics are attempted they will make thr\!
situation worse instead of better |
The President is admittedly very
anxious toc obtain substantial conces
sions from Britain to offset the de
mand of the commercial intérests of
the United States for an embargo on
arms in retaliation for the British in
terference with the commerce of this
country. If a policy of delay is tried
in London it will leave the great
questions at issue between the Gov
ernments open until after Congress
convenes and thus play into the
hands of the advocates of an em
bargo !
Can Not Halt an Embargo.
The advocates of retaliatory action !
declare a demand for .'H’le!x'd?.un.l
which must f course, be granted |
under the exigting so-called l‘.r‘.lnl
peace treaties, could not be ut '17.(-:1;
to halt .wx.vm"n:n i
It is the plan of the Southern cot- |
ton men whose leader is Ser c[-xr!
Hoke Smith, to make it plain in ;sn\'!
embargo resolution they bring before
Congress, that it is retaliatory in|
spirit and action, and that it shalll
ipply only as long as the 'H]‘L“lnl:(ly
complained of exist. Withdrawal of |
those conditions by the nations re- I
sponeible will nullify the I'(\lfl‘]?)vfl]!
if the present intentions are u.rr:mli
out |
Administiation officials say very |
frankly that such arguments \\x-uidl
be very hard to defeat Because nfi
this, it is expected that when the
British note is delivered, it will M‘l
accompanied by a frank hint that ’i
the decision under it i=s expedited ni
may save possible serious comp! 'a-l
Note Is Before Wilson.
President Wilson had the note on
his desk to-day. Before Secretary of
State Lansing left here vesterday he
completed it In every detail and sent
it back to the White House. It is
not expected that the President will
make any changes whatever in the
purely legal phraseology of the docu
ment, which is the longest state pa
per prepared by this Government
during the present war. He may,
however, alter some of the purely
diplomatic phrases which, when they
left the hands of Secretary Lansing,
were couched in rather blunt lan-
Ruage, It is expected that the note,
when sent, will be signed by the new
counsefor, Frank L. Polk, as “act
ing secretary.”
The softening of tension between
‘Germany and the United States, as
indicated by the widely changed tone
of the German press, has convincea
officials here that England will real
ize that the present hardly will be a
good time to antagonize the United
States, and that therefore conces
sions may Le expected,
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Packers Urge U. 8. to
Defy England's Order
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—~Plans were
completed to-day by Chicago packers
who stand to lose $15,000,000 by the
ruling of the British prize court con
fiscating American meat CATROCS to
insist that the United States Gov
ernment defy England's order In case
the packers lose in their appeal from
the prize court declsion to the Privy
Council. Counsel for the packery said
the diplomatic rullng by John Hay,
who was Secretary of State during the
Russo-Japanese war, fits the pres
ent case in all essential detalls
Secretary Hav's ruling was that the
absence of proof that a cargo seized
by Russia was not destined for Japan,
did not justify the Russian prize
court's action in confiscating the car-
Ko of the steamer Arabia, and the
United States refused to recognize the
prize court's decision
T A RYPEY A e A S ——
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915.
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Bank Clearings
Up 2 Milli
This Week
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With an increase in bank clearings
of more than two million dollars over
the same week last yvear, business and
business sentiment in Atlanta were
decidedly looking up Saturday, and
optimists were found on every corner,
The jump in cotton was largely re
sponsible for it, but the merchants
reported a general improvement in
business.
Atlanta clearing house reports for
the week were $13,675,618. In this
week of 1914 they were $11,313,385,
this year's increase being $2 362,231.
The clearings for Saturday alone
were $2,336,965, an increase of $763,-
541 over the same Saturday last year.
The jump in spot cotton in Atlanta
to past ten cents, and reports of sales
at eléeven cents and higher in small
town markets, gave business a stimu
lus. There was a previous opinion
among business men that this price
would hold up unless a rush of sell
ing comes on and breaks the market
The belief among political econo
mists that the British embargo will
be modified lent a better tone to busi
ness, also. They polnted out that the
western meat packers and their big
influence were now joined with South.
ern cotton interests and Eastern im-l
porters in a determination to lift the
blockade, and were hopeful that thel
combination would get results,
Engineer Killed as
Mgil Crane Hits Him
The body of Clarence B. Baer, ot |
Abbeville, 8. C.,, an engineer with the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, who was
fatally injured near Athens Friday
afternoon, when he, leaning from the
window of his engine, was struck on
the head by a mail crane, was ex
pected to arrive here at 5 6'clock on
Saturday afternoon. Funeral serv
ices will be helid at Patterson’s chapel
Sunday at an hour vet to be fixed,
followad by interment at Westview
Cemetery.
Engineer Baer's skull was frac
tured when a projecting part of the
mail crane struck him. He was
rushed to an Athens hospital. where
an operation was performed. He died
at 6 o'clock Saturday morning
He is survived Ly a wife and seven
children, at Abbeville; four brothers,
Walter Baer, Charles Baer, Henry
Baer and Lee Baer; one sister and
his mother, Mre. Max Baer, who lives
on Whitehall terrace, Atlanta, with
her daughter
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One Killed and 3 Hurt
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In Automobile Wreck
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 18.--Clif
ford C. Byrd, a chauffeur, of Ross
ville, Ga., was instantly killed; Jack
Brown, a Deputy Sheriff of Hamilton
County, Tennessee, and Sam Ivins, a
Deputy United States Marshal, of
Athens, Tenn, were seriously injured
in an automobile accident near Cal
houn, Tenn., just before daylight this
moerning.
Brown, who owns a pack of blood
hounde, was called to Madisonville at
midnight and was on hig way to that
place, accompanied by Byrd and
Ivins, when, in making a sharp turn
in the road, the machine turned tur
tle, Brown, who was most seriously
hurt, may die.
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Mystery in Death of
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Leading Baxley Man
BAXLEY, Sept, 18.—~Henry H.
Overstreet, a prominent citizen of
Baxley, was found dead by the read
side about six mileg from Baxley near
the home of Frank Lewls. It iz not
known whether he was murdered.
The Coroner ordered an inquest.
Overstreet was seen to fall by Lew.
Is' little boy, When Lewis came
home the boy told him what he had
seen. Lewls found the body, which
had been dead several hours.
THE WEATHER AT THE FAIR,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18,
Weather in San Francisco to-day
moderate; .minimum temperature, b 2,
maximum, 74
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, Sept. 18.
“Shoot on sight any person who fires
into United States territory from the
Mexican side,” was the order issued
to-day to American troops who are
guarding the border,
Not an American soldier was
wounded in the fight between United
States cavairymen and ('nrranzlstni
troopers at Donna on Friday, in
which fifteen Mexicans were klll&d‘
and three seriousiy wounded, accord
ing to official information from the
American military authorities. Donna
is on the Rio Grande, 50 miles north
of Brownsville. The vigilance of the
United States patrols there has been
increased as a result of the fears that
the Mexicans may try to make a sur.
prigse attaci.
High military officials have taken
the stand that American soldiers are
warranted in firing asross the Rio!
Grande at Mexicany who are shooting
at United States broverty, and this
eonclusion resulted in the order to
“shoot to kill" issued to-day,
According to information which
reached State Department officials to.
day, the six Latin American confereesg
are in accord on one point. They econ
sider that any move which would ap
pear like Interference in the internal
affairs of Mexico would be highly
dangerous as a precedent for other
Latin American republics As a re
sult, they will favor the holding of l‘
meeting with Carranza's delegates,
Guatemala's government is hostile to
Carranza, but its envoy will join \\'i(hl
the other diplomats in upholding the
principle that Mexican national inde
pendence is to be guarded at all Ccosts,
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Would Retain Power
Till Peace in Euro
By LAURENCE TODD.
(Stats Corunnndont International
ews Service.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Just before
the Mexican conference was opened
at the Biltmore Hotel this afternoon
it was reported that Secretary of
State Lansing would lay before the
Pan-American diplomats private in
formation to the effect that General
Carranza will refuse to give up his
military power and permit a general
election until the end of the war In
Europe,
The first step leading toward recog.
nition of Carranza was the busless
before to-day's conference of Secre
tary Lansing, Ambassadors Naon of
Argentina, DaGama of Brazil and
Suarez-Mujica of Chile and Ministers
DePena of Uruguay, Calderon of Bo
livia and Mendez of Guatemala.
General Carranza, “first chief” of
the Constiutionalist forces, had sug
gested that he meet the conferees to
discuss “international questions” af
fecting Mexico. His representatives
in Washington have convinced the
State Department that by “Interna
tional questions” he means the settls
ment of the claims of foreigners —sev- 1
eral hundred million dollars in amount |
~for the damage done their property |
in Mexlco during the past four vears
of warfare In that country.
Ready to Hear Proposals.
It is known the State Departmaent
is at last ready to agree that Car
ranza's proposals should be explainad
to the conferees by Carranza himse!f
or one of his spokesmen. According-
Iy, It was understood that to-day's
program would Include:
First —A vote by the conferees ns
to whether Carranza shall be allowed
to plead his cause for recognition. If
this vote Is favorable, the Carranza
government will be so notified at once,
Second-—To suggest that the con
ferees can not come to the Mexican
border, hence Carranza must send 1
delegate or delegates to meet the de).
egates in Washington or New York.
Third-— To state to Carranza that
the agreement to hear his plea does
not imply recognition; It merely gives
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Copyright, 1906,
By The Georglas Co.
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Army Aviat
Flies Nearl
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—A new
American aeroplane record for dura
tion for pilot alone to-day is held by
Lieutenant Walter R. Tallaferro, of
the army. He made a mark of nine
hours and 48 minutes sustained flight
vesterday at the San Diego army
aviation school, the War Department
to-day was advised, flying from 5-18
a 4, m. to 3:06 p. m.
The previous record was eight
hours and 53 minutes, made January
156 by Lieutenant B. G. Jones, of the‘
army.
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Jitney Owner Held ‘
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For Threat to Kllll
T. W. Dunham, a jitney bus nwner.‘
Saturday was bound over by the Re- 3
corder under a bond of SIOO for car
rying a pistol without a license, fol
lowing his trial on a charge of
threatening to kill G. V. Perry, of No.
168 Crew street, after a difficulty at
Five Points a week ago.
Perry was given a fine of sls and
costs for his part in the verbal com
bat with Dunham. The two were ar.
rested by Policemen F. O, Hannah
}and Luther Green.
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Auto Thieves Put
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~ To Flight by Gun
Dr. T. C. Davison, of No. 333 Chero
kee avenue, started three would-be
automobile thieves on a cross country
run Saturday, in which they success
fully eluded the police
Dr. Davison was awakened by the
noise of some one taking his car from
the garage. He appeared at the back
door with a revolver of some size and
proportion and the thleves departed. |
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Newspapers can't fool around with clreulation figures nowadays.
There Is & very strict yeot a very falr audit bureau which site In
high Judgment on every lu‘vldunl case.
It's all as plain as “A. B. C. A stande for Audit, B fer Burseu
and C for Circulations. Let those three letters sink in.
Newspapers large and small submit semiannual stetements on
their circulations, ete., to this Bureau. Circulation statements are
therofore made out with preper cerameny, sworn to, witnessed, sealed
and signed, and are unimpeachable.
THEY MEAN EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. FOR WHEN YOU
DEAL WITH THE "A. B, C.” YOU HAVE TO THROW OFF ALL
SUBTERFUGE AND STAND SBQUARELY OUT IN THE LIMELIGHT
FOR WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.
The A. B. C. statements made by Atianta newspapers for the first
three monthae of this year showed that The Georglan is supreme In oir.
culatien, both in the city es Atlanta snd In total clreulation,
Our clreulation figures for the second quarter of this year show
the average net pald circulation ae
DAILY GEORGIAN . . . 52,613
7,218 More Circulation Than The Journal
16,006 More Circulation Than The Constitution
SUNDAY AMERICAN . . 83,838
31,359 More Circulation Than The Journal
48,228 More Circulation Than The Constitution
The Georgian and Sunday American Are
ATLANTA’S GREATEST NEWSPAPERS
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Special to the International News
Service and The London
Daily Telegraph.
ROTTERDAM, Sept. 18.—The cen
tral powers are preparing plans for a
new campaign that shortly will turn
the attention of the world from the
front upon which they have concen
trated such tremendous efforts during
the last six months. Just where the
new .blow will fall has not leaked out.
In the first place, not a single Aus
trian or German newspaper has left
those countries for several days, and
for a week no letters have been re
ceived. In regard to Germany also,
there has been a marked decrease in
the facilities for communication with
the world. Frontier regulations have
been strictly enforced, and the trav
elers between Germany and Holland
have been weeded down to small num
bers
On the Belgo-Dutch frontier there
have bheen similar happenings, and it
is reported measures have been taken
to close the Swiss frontier to prevent
the carrying into France of informa
tion regarding the military move.
ments of Austria and Germany
The Teutons haveno idea of prosecut-
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(By International News Service.)
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18—Vilna is
virtually surrounded by German
troops, and it is feared the fall of the
city is imminent,
Official announcement was made to.
day by the Russian War Office that
the Germans of Field Marshal von
Hindenburg’'s army have fought their
way to the Novo Wileisk-Molodetsch
na Rallway, east of the Vilna. This
shows the German circle has been
)drawn more than three-quarters
around the city,
I Dawgelischki, 62 miles northeast of
Vilna, has been captured by the Ger
man forces that crossed the Vilna-
Petrograd Rallroad.
It is officially admitted that the
Germans are advancing toward Pinsk
along the Kobrin-Pinsk Rallway.
In Northeastern Galicla the Russian
offensive continues successfully,
The War Office announces the cap
ture of more than 3,000 officers and
men in the recent operations.
‘ The text of the Russian officia’
‘nlatflment follows:
“The enemy has retained posses
!S:’nn of Dawgelischki and has reached
the Novo Wileisk-Molodetschna Rail
way.
‘South of Datsigshki the Germans
‘have occupied Radjouny and have
crossed to the right bank of the
Schtschara River.
“The enemy has advanced along the
Kobrin-Pinsk Rallway.
“We have occupied Rudakrasna.
capturing 2,000 men and four machine
guns.
' “Southwest of Wishnewiets (Wiss
niewiec), about 30 miles north of Tar
nopol, in Russia, we have captured 12
officers, 540 men and three machine
guns,
“North of Buczacz on the Strypa
River we have captured 14 officers angd
7,200 men.
(Buckzacz is 18 miles north of the
Dniester River in Gallcia.)
“We have occupied the villages of
Janowka and Pielawa, the enemy
fleeing in disorder.”
Dispatches from the front enhancs
the importance of the Russian victory
near Derazno, where the Germans fled
in disorder before the assaults of the
Russians
Military experts foresee the fall of
Vilna, declaring it was held only for
strategic reasons, these reasons being
to allow the bulk of the Russian forces
operating In that sector to withdraw.
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Russian Front Is
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Pierced by Germans
(By International News Service.)
BERILJIN, Sept. 15.—~The Russian
front between Vilna and the Niemen
River has been pierced at several
points by the army of Fleld Marsha!
von Hindenburg, it was announced
to-day by the German War OfMce.
The advanced positions of the Rus
sians at the Dunaburg (Dvinsk)
bridgehead have been taken
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Austrian Attempt to
Ihvade Serbia Fails
(By International News Service.)
NISH, Sept. 18.—~Three attempts of
the Austrians to Invade Serbla by way
of the Save river have been repulsed,
according to the following official
siatement given out by the war office:
“The enemy tried three times te
cross the Save during the night of
September 14, but was repulsed and
driven back by our Infantry. On the
15th our artillery leveled fortifications
of the endemy on the Danube front
at the confluence of the Pek and alse
on the Save front near Benalia'