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FIGHTING ON WESTERN

FRONT.

BRITISH ATTACK AT SERRE.

LONDON, Jan. 18. -

A German official report says: We evacuated an advanced position at Serre on the 12th inst, but the 'British attacking there yesterday. sustained heavy fomes.

THE CANADIAN RAID.

DEMORALISING THE ENEMY.

LONDON, Jan. 18. Reuter's Correspondent at Head- quarters writing on Wednesday night says: The Canadian raid in the snow this morning is interesting because the assailants were in proper battle' order, the Germans expecting an attack. Their resistance was a fair measure of their powers of defence, The ground was virgin soil; it had not been fought over since October 1914. Heavy guns for ten days had slowly bombarded, effectively out- ting the wire. It was srowing in the morning when the Canadians dashed. out under cover of the smoke of the bombardment, on a front of 8501 yards. There was sharp fighting in the first line where a number of the

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RUMANIANS INFLICT GREAT LOSS.

UNSUCCESSFUL ENEMY COUNTER- ATTACKS.

LONDON, Jan. 18. The Rumanían communiqués which had been temporarily st pended were resumed yesterday.

It is announced that enemy counter-attacks have been repulsed with great loss, and that the Rananians maintain their positions.

A reciprocal bombardment is pro ceeding on the Danube, the Russo- Rumanian fcet participating..

FURTHER RUMANIAN

: SUCCESS.

A Russian official report, received by wireless, says:

Our fire arrested attempt at an offensive southward of Oitus.

The Rumanians repulsed the Ger mans southward of Monastirka and surrounded a height south-west of Pralea, taking many prisoners.

RUSSIANS IN " TENFOLD SUPERIOR.

NUMBERS."

LONDON, Jan 18

A Gernian oficial report says: The Russians, attacking in tenfold

enemy were taken prisoners. The superior numbers, penetrated a second line, three hundred yards to advanced post north of Crashin; but were

A strong Russian attack south of Oituz road was replied.

The Russians are bombarding Tulce and Isaccea.

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the rear, was entered by the Cana-driven out. dians who remained thers half an hour. The enemy left and resisted with bombe, but were repulsed. Elsewhere they surrendered very freely. Twenty-eight prisoners were taken at one dug-out. Most of the other dug-outs were bombed. Hence the enemy's losses were heavy. The casualties of the Canadians were very slight. They brought back all their wounded.

"ENEMY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT.

EXTRAORDINARY CERE-

MONY AT ATHENS."

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*** READS LIKE A SAVAGE RITE:

ANATHEMA AGAINST

M. VENIZELOS..

LONDON, Jan. 18.

An account of an extraordinary

LONDON, Jan. 18.. A French communiqué states: After ceremony at which anathema was heavy bombardment, lasting three pronounced against M. Venizelos at hours, the enemy made a series of Athens on Christmas Day by the reconnaissances in Bois des Chevaliers Eccleainetical authorities has reached and on the heights of the Mouse, which Reuters Agency.

·were repulsed with loss.

THE FOOD SITUATION IN GERMANY.

The episode reads like some savage"

rite.

It appears that the Metropolitan of Athens solemnly excommunicated e bull's head; presumably symbolizing the body of M. Venizelos, The Prelate TALE OF RAIDS ON DENWARE AND cat the first stone, and afterwards

HOLLAND.

LONDON, Jan. 18.

A latter is published from s Neutral who has toured through a dozen leading German centres. He says that though he had not heard of actual starvation

the feeling is growing that Germany is

esch member of an organised crowd similarly cast stones, simultaneously maledicting the man whe "plotted against the King.

But King Constantine's appearance Hottentot and a witch-doctor had expected results, for it appears that

faced with the prospect of being unable during the night a cair of stones, was to continue the straggle naless raids erected and covered with masses of Are made on Denmark and Holland for flowers to which ribbons wers attached mest, coru, butter and oil. The greatest inscribed: "From the Venizelists scarcity in leather. Soldiers from the Athens." front complain most bitterly of the ** | deterioration of the food.

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THE AUSTALIN. FOOD FROBLEME

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18,

The Austrian Premier and the Food Dictator have gone to Berlin for a conference on the Food Question

RUSSIEN AND BRITISH PREMIERS EXCHANGE MESSAGES.

THE RAID ON "THE FIELD

OFFICE

THE EDITOR'S EXPLANATION.

LONDON, JA 183.

Mr. Thendors Cook, Editor of The Field, in a letter to The Times proteste against the raid on his office.

He explains that he bought the rights of a powerful new explosive, invented by a neutralAn important Ally London, Jan, 18

successfully tasted it, but the War Office Prince Golitizin, the new Premier refused to adopt the explosive He TANG YUK TETire, macocesor so has telegraphed to Mr. Lloyd George declares that, two officers of the Wat

cecating him, and demand

Fold

the Life SIEN TING,

WYRMEATERY MODERATEL

asuring him of loyal co-operation Office ara rendering more intimate the Anglo a publi Russian union, and sunng the triumph

of honour and right:

Mr. Lloyd George replied that hai

happy to feel that he can rely on Pris