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[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]

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ENEMY Peace rerM2.

Communicated to President Wilson.

January 3, 8.40 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Frankfurter Zeitung eays that Count Jelios Andrassy hea announced that the Central Powers' peace terms have been cam- manicated to President Wilson.

ALLIES' PEACE REPLY,

Renewed Frightfulness Demanded.

January 2, 1.40

p.m. According to Reuter'e correspondent at Amsterdam, the National Liberal organs profess regret at the Entents's rejection of Germany's peace offer.

The Jacker newspapers demand. renewed frightfulness,

Blood-Curdling Threats.

January 3, 4.05 a.m. "The peace dream is over for the present," This is the keynote of the German press comment on the Allies' reply.

The papers complain of the Allies' "brutal rejection of Germany's efforts towards pesoe," and then make blood-curdling threats as to what will happen in the spring.

The Lokal Anzeiger, the organ of the German Foreign Ofice, says that the shallowness, levity and meadagity of the Allies contrast so strongly with what must follow that it is difficult to explain how ten serious men were able to sign each a document se anbluebingly reactionary.

The Taeglische Rundschau goes farther, and says "Woe to the heads of the States who have to answer for useless b'oɔdebed '.

INDIAN LITIGATION DELAYS.

January 2, 1.35 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's Service to The Telegraph."}

THE BALKAN STRUGGLE.

False German Claims Exposed.

Jinary 2, 1.4) p.m. It is evident from a Ramian commaniqns that the German olsim, that the Allies have been thrown back to sne-Braila bridge-

head, is inaccarate.

The composite Danube Army, during the latter pha es of the campaigo, bas Isgged behind General Falkenbsya's Army, and the Rowians have always been able to deal with it,

The facts are that the Russians, in order to preserve an even front with the retreating army further west, voluntarily retired

movement was effected without pressure from the enemy.

January 4, 1916,

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TELEGRAMS.

[Bouter's Service to the Telegraph."

MORE SINKINGS.

January 3.6.50 p.m. The following steamers have been suak:-The Aconcagus (French), Goosebridge (Swedish), Holigbranch (British), and Erics (Norwegian).

CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.

A Melancholy Story.

$36 PER ANNUY,

TELEGRAMS,

(Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph")"

AMERICA AND MEXICO.

End of Trouble in Sight.

London; Beesived, Jan, 4. Reatar'a correspondensat Welington says cbet tha Cifficulties between Amerios and Mexico appear to be smoothening Hemselves.

January 3, 6.50 p.m According to Roter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the {ington

Mr. Fielober is leaving Wash. SAMULIG his

ander cover of night to strong positions at the bridgehead. This Telegraaf has interviewed a neutral who has long been a resident Ambassadorship in Mexico City.

of Kiel. He says there is great scarcity of foodstuffs, there are frequent disturbances, dissatisfied workmen are being sent to the front, and the submarine losses are ecormons.

The Germans also alleged that the bridgehead, which is from ten to twenty miles from the port itself, was being continually attacked, but they are silent on the point to-day, because thêy baro met with a reverse. They struck at the middle of the line, but| were floog back in disorder. The enemy's lines are now about. twelve miles from Braila,

Austro-German Claims.

January 3, 6.10 p.m.

A wireless German cficil mensage says that the Archduke Joseph repulsed with heavy losses strong attacks against Mount Falturana, and stormed several bills between Satiin Valley and Patna Valley. He also repalsed Raseo-Romanian counter-attacks and cecupied Barseci and Topesci after a battle.

General von Mackensen is farther progrowing and has stormed three positions in the Foceany region. He pushelf back the Bassisny in the Dobradjs, despite their stubborn resistance,

THE WESTERN FRONT.

January 3, 4.35 p.m.

A French communique says:-There was a mort lively artillery In connection with the protraction of Indian litigation, the duel north and south of the Somme, in the regions of Rouvroy, Timer strongly endorses the anggestion of a correspondent that the Verdan, Armand, Horie Homme, and Bezon Yeax.

Indian High Courta should be given "in delay" powere similar to those of the English and Dominion Courts, to constrain the appellant to proer cute his appeal diligently, and also to prescribe a reasonable period in which the record must be transmitted to England.

THE GREEK CRISIS:

January 2, 1.35 p.m.

GERMANY'S NEUTRAL NEIGHBOURS.

Danger of Being Over-ṛun,

January 2, 4.00 p.m.

Lord French, interviewed by a correspondent of the Chicag? Reater learns that the islands of Panza and Imbros have thrown | Daly News, expressed the opinion that there was a danger of Germany's over running emali nent als adjacent to her. It was off their allegiance to King Constantine.

estimated that the direct cost to the Allies of feeding Belgium was £22,000,000, but the indirect cost was far greater, for Germany had robbad Belgiam of £125,000,000.

The Situation Most Uncertain.

January 3.6.35 p.m.

Bater's correspondent at Athens etates that the eltastion is

ons of utmost uncertainty.

The King is finding much difficulty in replying to the Allies'; demande, owing to the attitude of the populace.

BULGARIA'S WORK FINISHED.

Interesting Declaration by the Premier.

January 2, 1.35 p.m. According to Heater's correspondent at Amsterdam, a telegram from S. states that the Premier, in the Sobranja, declared that Bulgaria's work bad been successfully conolade. He replied to criticisme of the Bulgarians' crossing the Danubs, and stated that all Austro-Germané in Belgaris were subject to the Bulgarian Chief of Command.

He pointed out that the strictly military interests of the Allies would have been best served by a blockade of Belgium, which, moreover, the Hague Convention permitted.

Small Boats Fired on After Slaking.of Trawlers.

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GENERAL HAIG'S MESSAGE TO LABOUR.

The Road to Triumph.

AUSTRALIAN DISASTER.

Devastating Floods fa Queensland.

January 3, 6.35 p.m. General Sir Douglas Baig, in a letter to Mr. Ben Tillett, Bays:-- "Tell Labour that the best Christmas present it osa maks to its ecorades in the field is that nothing in 19.7 stall binder a regalar, content and increasing output of munitions and material. if the munition workers and the troops in the trenches pull together,e reports record fode in triumph is certain."

AN ENEMY CONFERENCE.

January 3, 6.50 p.m.” The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Parliaments of (enemy countries are to hold a Conference in Berlin on the 19th inet.

MORE PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

January 3, 8.00 p.m. An official report from Mesopotamia siates:-Despite heavy raine, we Lave farther progressed on the right back of the Tigris, to the east and north-eset of Kat-el-Amazs."

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on *This page they will be found un no Extra).

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

NEUTRALS and PEACE.

London, January 2, 7 55 p.m.

Reuter learns that the Allied reply to President Wilson has been drafted and will probably be presented in a few days.

It is not expected that the Netherlands will associate it- elf with the United States, while attempts to secure the Co-operation of South America have not met with much suc- cest. Certainly Argentine, Brazil and several smaller States will not take action.

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London, Recaived Jan. 4. Reuter's correspondent at Bric-

Northern and Central Queensland. One hundred people were drown- ed at Clermont,

The diameter occurred on December 27, when there were Gfteen inches of rain:

DEATH OF A NOTORIOUS MONK

London, Received, Jan. 4. Reuter's correspondent st Petrograd says that the body of the notorious “mook”, Rasputin, bas been found on the bank of the Neva.

JAPANESE STEAMER

WRECKED.

London, Received Jan 4. Renter's correspondent at Shanghai giver detaile of the wreck of the Japanese steamer - Bankaka Marn, off Chefoo, on Christmas Day, in a blizzard,

Owing to the terrible sous, rescue was impossible for three days. Then Captain Stampe, of

the Netherland Barbour Works, with some Chinese, in a tug, most gallantly saved fifty our of four handred,

SUBMARINE EFFORTS TO Then the Amphitrite

"We had heard the shots while abmarine come to the surface KILL FISHERMEN. attacked. Both vessel soon sank, we were down in the cabin. We about a mile and a half to the

od both arsws had to take their jumped up on deck and saw that woelward and chased her." bance in open beste-not at all the submarine was firing at the

"Do you think the Germane pleasant experience so far from Provideos. The first shot knocked deliberately fired at you?" and and amid the uncertainty of away the Provident's jib, and the

"! Certainly I do.

Our boat bid weather at this time of the second parted her topsail halyards was clear of the vessel a good bit The submarine fired 12 or 11-qaits 100 yards away. Wo shote, when he steamed up to the were right satern of the Amphit "Five or aix shote fell quite Provident and put a bomb aboard rite and quite clear of the line of After attacking without warn-icines to the Amphitrite's boat. her. Captain Pillar and his crew fire." ing three trawlers of the Brixham That crew had the narrowest shoved away clear in their sme!!

The World's Tonnage Losses. (Devonshire) fiebing fleet on No escape of the whole lot. It is a bost.

"How far was the submaring ember 28, and sinking two, a large miracle she was not destroyed,

way when she fired?"

One thousand eight hundred enemy submarine deliberately

"Only 400 or 500 yards and twenty ships, WILL an fred on the small boats in whiob the crews had taken refuge..

We hung on to the Lynz between our forestay and the way. We could have spoken to aggregate goss tonnage of ap The Provident, the Amphitri'eur topmast head. Then we ready for

ntil one shell whistled just above meinmasat. We had got our boat aer men. We saw live at the proximately 3,328,584. have been Reater's correspondent in Paris states that the Allies in 1916 and the Lynx were the trawlers thought it was time to heave out directly the sabmarine opened tower. Not a word was spoken; according to figures published by launching, and gan and two at the conning during the first 27 months of war, sunk by belligerent nationa carried out 7.50 aerial bombardments, of which the French were sitacked, either by shell fire or or boat and shove away clear. fire responsible for 250 sad the British for 180. From Salonica, 174 bombs. The masters and crew Shells fell about us. They simed were many not seconds getting sway at us. The wonderful part Commerce." The losses. auring the Amphitrite we they simply fired and banged the "New York Journal of

and the Lyor was later found the submarine was only 200 into the water. We shoved her of all three vessels were landed at the boat and the smack. Once the boat over the gangway and of it all is that none of us was hit."--Uctober were larger than for any derelict and taken into port.

A YEAR'S AERIAL WARFARE,

Allies Bring Down 700 Aeroplanes.

tombardments were carried out,

January 2, 1.35 p.m.

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The French brought down 450 aeroplanes and 40 ballooor, while the British felled 250 aeroplanes and 27 balloone.

ITALY'S ACHIEVEMENTS.

Captures is Territory and in Men.

January 3, 4.40 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Rome save that Italy notifies that she has conquered 1,200 square miles of enemy territory, and has shortened her front by 125 miles,

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Captain William Piller, of the one of the preceding five months It was the second eventful dayards away. There was no ex-astern, and pulled hard to get Provident, feels the lose of his in the Provident's history. On boat. We saw men on the dock

case that they could not see the out of the lius of firing.

hip most keenly. "The Gor- January 1, 1915, she rescued 70 of the submarine, and they saw 100 yards astern of the Amphitritet her. One brought down ber jib "Our boat was not more than mans," he said, "fired many shots members of the crew of HM.S. Formidable, which was torpedoed were between them and when the Germans started firing and another parted her topesil by a German submarine in a gale

at us. The fret shot fall just tec halyards. We launched our boat off the South Coast.

yards clear of the boat, The when the firet shot was fired. The Lynx was found derelict water splashed aboard. As the

"When tbe Provident Crews' Narrow Escapes.

and brought to port to-day. She shell hit the water it barat, and donted gamely against the Ger bears signa of shell fire. Her the shrapnel fall all about on the man shells the submarine steam- Brixham, Nov. 30.-Skippar patent capelan was thot clean water. It was an through a school ad up on her starboard side and William Lynn, of the amask Lynx, sway.

of mackerel was playing about us. placed a bomb right on the open asserted that the Germans delib

"The second hot fell gangway from which the boat had erately tried to sink the small boats

"The sabmarine did not give about 20 yards

a. been launched. I did not see her-9.15 p.m. Over after they had pushed away clear any chanos. The crew delib- Then the submarine fired on the go down. I did see some smoke, from the emacka, it was 2 o'clock prately tried to sink our open Amphitrite, hitting her on the out something stopped me from in the afternoon; in broad day boat,” added Captain Lynn with port bow, and she started to sink. watching her disppear beneath Mr. B. E. Prothers, the President of the Board of Agriculture, light, when the submarine popped emphasis. "Of that I have not Another shot settled her. She the water, I couldn't look in that has appointed an Advisory Committee of ten farmers and above the surface and commenced the slightest doubt. We had a gradually went down by the head direction. agricultural experts to assist in the scheme for increasing the bome her work of attacking the demirsoalons escapa,”

till the middle mast was in the "Did the Germans fire deliber- production of food. Agricultural War Committees have been fenceless fishermen.

water. She stayed motionless for ately at your bout??!

second or two. Then we saw "Inbould any they did. The

She has taken 85,000 Austriana prisoner, and has 469,000 munition makers at work, of which 73,000 are women.

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OUR FOOD SUPPLY,

Scheme for Increased Production.

be held in London:

January 3, 5.50a.m.

A NEW IMPERIAL ORDER:

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establired in English counties, and ■ joint conference will short!) | shoot our gear," said Osptain | Amphitrite, gavo a vary - vivid]the steam and water come up [shot pitähed just astern of "our} #8he most bave watched us Captain William Norris, of the Lynn, as we had not had our description. We had fast put The boiler had burst. We had boat, the sebmarine was only gear down a quarter of an hour own our gear" be usid, -"und 400lb, of sterm up at the time.

about 100 yards away. before, ahar opened are on the show, had "barely finished, our "The submarine then had a go * Wadsanstad our bont/ Provident. We watched the disner when the mate, Mr. Keton, at the Lyaz, whom www left her out any preparation new Provident's boat come clear and shouted out: "Come up on at the Erat thos. We were plokad

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“Ishma's a ambmarine £ring at ea, ap by arpileal book,

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