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THE FIGHTING IN S.E.

EUROPE.

MISLEADING ENEMY REPORTS.

Losos, Jan. 8

It is evident from a Russian com- muniqué that the German claim to have thrown back the Allies to Braila The Frankfurter Zeilung reports that, bridgehead is inaccurate. The com Count Julius Andrassy has announced posite Dungbe Army during the Inter.. that the Peace terms of the Central phases of the campaign has logged behind General, Falkenhayn's Army Fower bare been communicated to

and the Russians have always beer. President Wilson.

able to deal with it..

THE PEACE DREAM.

GERMAN, COMMENT,

The facts are that the Russians, in order to preserve an even front with the retreating Army farther weat, voluntarily, retired under cover of night to strong positions at the bridgehead, This movement was effected without pressure from the enemy.

"

LONDON, Jan. 9. The Peace Dream is over for the present is the keynote of the German comment on the "Allies' Reply to the German suggestion. The Germans also alleged that the The papers complain of the "Allies', bridgehead, which is from ten to bratal rejection of Germany's efforts twenty miles from the port itselt, towards peace," and then make was being continually attacked.

happen in the Spring,

because they have met with a The Lokalanasiger, the organ of reverse. They struck the middle of the German Foreign Office, says: the line but were flung back'in **The shallowness, levity and order. The enemy lines are now mendacity of the Allies contrast so twelve ruiles from Brata. strongly with what must follow that.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD blood-curdling threats of what will They are silent on the subject to day

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The reactionary Tageliche Punda-" chau- goes further and Buye "Woe to the Heads of the States who will'

shed.."

ENEMY REPORTES SE

LONDON, Jan. 3.

A German officiul report, receiveď by wireless, says:

The Archduke Josef repulsed with

and

have to answer for the uselesa blood-heavy losses strong attacks against

Mount Fultucanu

stormed several bills between Susits Valley and Putna Valley; repulsed Russo- Rumanian counter-attacks and occt- pied Barsesci und Topesci after a battle.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3. The German National Liberal organs profess to regret the Entente's rejection of the Peace offer.

The "Junker newspapers demand renewed frightfulness.

General Mackensen," further pro- gressing, atormed three positions in the Focsany region and pushed back the Russians in Dobrudja, despite

CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARY) stubborn resistance.

· PRESIDENTS AT BERLIN..

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3.

The Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Parliaments of enemy countries will attend a conference in Berlin on January 19th.

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FREQUENT - DISTURBANCES.

· AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3. The Telegraaf has interviewed neutral of long, residence. in Kiel who Bays that owing to great scarcity of foodstuffs there are frequent disturb tances and dissatisfied workmen are sent

have been enormous.

RUSSIAN REPÖRT.

LONDON, Jan. 3. A Russiar official report, received by wireless, says:

The enemy in the Zaloger region entered a trench but was ejected.

The enemy om the Moldavian frontier twice took the offensive from Kotutaba to the Sulcha River Valley. They were everywhere repulsed. We here regained a portion trenches on the height.

The Rumanions are conducting attacks north of the Kazin River.

The Rumanians drove back the eremy eastward of Sopchan on the

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sued the enemy, who, being rein- forced, pressed back the Rumanians GERMANY'S ROBBERY OF to their former positions.

BELGIUM.

STATEMENT BY FIELD-MARSHAL

LORD FRENCH.

A Russian rind regiment took by assault the village of Guliania, south-west of Rimanik River, captur ing 213 prisoners, five cannon and eight machine-guns. We also cap. DANGER TO SMALL NEUTRALS. tured two adjacent villages.

BULGARIA'S WORK CONCLUDED.

AMSTERDAM, Jan B.

LONDOk, Jan. 8. Lord French, interviewed by the Correspondent of the Chicago Daily

A message to Sofia states that News, expressed the opinion that the Premier in the Sobranje (Parlin-- there was a danger of Germany over- ment) declared that Bulgaria's works running the small noutral Statos had been successfully concluded.

He replied to criticisms, and stated adjacent to her..

The Field-Marshal estimated that that the Bulgarians were crossing. All Auations and the direct cost to the Allies of feed the Danube:

ing Belgium had been £22,000,000 Germans in Bulgaria, were subject sterling the indirect cost had been to the Bulgarian Chief Command. far greater. Germany had robbed OTORIOUS RUSSIEN MONK DEAU, Belgium of £125,000,000, He point- ed out that the strictly militery interests of the Allies had been best served by the blockade of Belgium, which, moreover, The Hague Con- vention permitted.

PETROGRAD, J

The body of the notorious smock Rasputin has been found on the Bank

the Neva

(Continued on Peso 6.)