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TELEGRAMS.

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THE FIGHTING ON THE EAST.

A'KUSSIAN OFFENSIYA.

Lostpast, Jan. 7Z A German official report, by wireless, says

Strong Russian attacks failed at Mitau. We took 1,300 prisonera..

We pushed back the Russians and Rumanians between Oituz Valley and "Patzo Valley (Romania) and stormed

the summit of Odobesti

The Russians attacked on a 25 kilometre front between Foscani and Fundeni and advanced in the direction of Obilesti.

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BRITISH REFULER THRES ATTACKS.

LONDON, Jan. 7. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports --

We completely repulsed an attack at Besamant Hamel, and raided anemy trenches south of Armentieres, taking 19 prisoners.

A short heavy bomardment preceded an attempt this morning to enter our trenches south-west of Wytschacte We drove off the enemy in disorder and inflicted considerable losses.

Our fire drove of an attempt made by the enemy corth of Ypres under Bulgarian cover of an intense bombardimperit.

English attempts advanced posts north-east of Dojran failed.

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RUSSIAN REPORT.

A Russian official report, by wireless

15:

In the fighting at Rigs we took 500 prisoners.

We surprised and captured trenches in Oituz Valley.

We retired north-west of Foscani in an easterly direction.

The Rumanians restored their positions at Kapatins in the same ares and throw back a denis attack

South-west of Foscani we took the "offaakive and reached the line of the

Respitin Lake.

BRAILA, A GRAIN DEPOT.

uspoty

tamin

Losnos, Jan 7

destroyed as the German commun qué, does not mention booty.

"AN ITALIAN "ADVANCE.

LONDON, JSD. 7. An Italian official message received by wireless says: We have advanced 500 metres in Carso.

THE KAISER'S ARMY ORDER.

OUTBURST OF. BOASTING.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 7.

The Kaiser's Army Order has started a new outburst of boasting

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GERMAN REPORT.

A German official report by wireless says an English attack south of Aresa broke down ander German gunfire and that the weather bas restricted fighting:

LITELY ARTILLERY STRUGGZE IN BELGIUM.

LONDON, Jan. 7. A. French communiqué reporta lively artillery struggle in the sector Nieuport-Bains, Belgium.

LCTIVITY ON FRENCH FROWT."

LONDON, Jan. 1.

A communique, reports bombing en- counters west of the lense and adde:

Our artillery "fréquently bombarded the northern slopes of Hill 285 and the

natamasa gaz Morthomme. Mee faxed completely,

Attempted enemy attacks in the Vosges were stopped by our fire.

One of our seroplane aquadruna boni barded aérodromes at Hancourt and

Matigny, the railway station at Areigny, enemy cantonments at Liancourt Wood. and depots at Astiche.

GREECE PREPARING

FOR WAR

Bosner, Jan. 7: Apparently the Greek Government

is preparing for war against the Entente.

The pro-German Press, in the most

in the German Press, which shouts Ticiant language, declares that the with joy over the capture of Braila, blockade has caused an intolerable, announce situation. Reservists are secretly although a German official ment admit that, the place is an enrolling and hays been ordered te be ready to join their regiments at empty shell,

an hour's notica.

GERMANY LIKELY TO

RUN AMOK

HEM INDICATION.

SURPRISING CHANGES

IN AUSTRIA.

PRO-GERMAN OFFICIALS

DISKISSED.

LONDON, Jan. 7. There is much speculation "regan.

AMSTERDAM, Jet 7," Another indication that Germany moment likely to run amok at any is contained in the Dutch pro Gorman organ Toskontat, intimating ing the attitude of the Empera that the Germans regard all British Charles who has displayed unexpecs- merchantmen a auxiliary arzisors, to be aunk, without regard to life, and warns Neutrals that their fags will not protect them.

STARVATION IN GERMANY.

determination in weeding out the officials of the old régime.

A remarkable fact is that most of the dismissals are of rotacious pre- Gertauns,

latest dismissal Include Baron Maccio, Prinatal Departmental Chief of the Foreh Office, and Count, Forgach,

RAPID ECONOMIC DEVERIARITION.econd Chis, to whose mac

the war was largely,

LONDON, Jan. 7

It is reported that the

Beuter learns authoritatively that is going to, Budapest

st to period of the war has there the reorganisation of the

of mpid been such striking eviden

ountries as during

and progressive econondo dat

tion in the ene

the past two

The

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the rooting

Germans.

Another significant

the