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THIRTY-NINTH YEAR-NO. 282
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GERMANS n0 II
EXPECT HIS 10
PEACE
Alllies Will Launch Another
Powerful Offensive Blow
Is Belief
BERLIN PRESS ACCEPTS
THIS VIEW OF SITUATION
Correspondent Ackerman's
Information Throws a New
Light on German Opinion
By Carl W Ackennan
4 ' (United Press staff correspondent.!
Berlin, via wireless to United Press,
Dm. 2!. .lodging from unofficial re
nuts from the front and diulomatic
CONSIDER
comemnt, the peace efforts President! At lHall men must register for Mr
Wilson, the central powers and Switzer-1 Pron) this registry the war de
land arc now making, will not succeed j part meat each year selects by lot from
immediately in bringing the war to h I those who have reached 20. the number
bad.
Thai the war will not end without tin
tiHies milking another gigantic concen
trated effort to break the German front
i- indicated by the artillery prepara
tions which are being made,
Kngland. in the west, her allies in!
( ceco and ii u-si a in Humania. appar- j
p.. My expect to accept Vou Hindeu
li iig's challenge for winter battle.
When these battles begin, peace talk
will probably subside to await the out-1
v one of the bitter struggles.
It is believed in Berlin that England
intends to give Lloyd-George a trial as
nremier, Considerable depends on bis
efforts, it is believed here, whether!
efforts, it is believed here, whether I
peace talk is revived in th summer or
II after the issue, has again been test- (
-d by moil and steel on the fighting j
fronts.
Germany believes the entente powers
will again meet defeat in their effort. I
to break the Teutonic Una,
The belief that peace w ill not con '
1ttll after the allies have attempted !
ml her gigantic offensive is voiced by!
the Yossische Zeituug, which points out
the preparations that are being made on himself, his brothers, and a San Piau
ll fronts by Germany's enemies. eisco company, but also a number of oi'-
ln rue west mere is eonsineraiue
English artillery activity." the paper
declares. "Fighting between Lille and
Ypres, a new great English offensive
jnay be expected. Everything is fully
5'iepartd. ' i5!
-in auma-uvour rore troops are.
ogwn in c.oso loucn wun me enemy. act vgainst U,uor shipments
I .ey have recently made large numbers j . d territorv, was closeted with Al
of prisoners. Big battle developments,, ' , w tQ
, r ArTT h ,
ail Macdoma something apprcotsa aoi
"In Macedonia something appears to
be developing. One concludes there-1
Fnve ht,i- rje0r,l sii w. ,.t
to his original plan of breaking our line
jn the middle, after his attempt on the
email left wing near Monastir. Despite
J ical successes, this may be consider
ed gentrally as a failure."
Tn the above dispatch from Mr. Ack
orman the first definite statement
f'om Berlin that peace is not expected
until after another allied offensive the
reference to the "peace efforts of Presi
dent Wilson, the central powers and
Switzerland,?' may be distinctly sig
nificant. it is apparent that, despite th
statements .,f officials of the American
government that the Wilson note was! Billlngsley is about 36 years of age, in Europe. AH good men will say
d'-signed as a warning to German v and an educated and gentlemanly appear- 'God bless the man who takes even
to forestall a break on the submarine ing man. Ho is usually suave and one step in that direction.'
issue, it is regarded there as a move for cheerful. Todav he looked haggard nnt "Instead of endeavoring to bring
peace, pale. It is believed he wants to make this pence movement of the administra-
Tho dispatch to the United Press was a 'clean breast" of tne whole booze tion into disrepute, as a decent and pa
passed by the German censor with the rim' and the graft that went with it triotic citizen, you should be defend-
T'hrase couidni? President Wi sou. the
What's become o' th' feller who used
' say he didn't read no newspapers an'
je-it knowed what he knowedf T' th'
hi. sband who is. often thrown on his own
resources ther's no friend like th' egg.
B 1 1 Mi W 1 j jmm a,n T ln
ARGENTINA
THA THER ARMYS YSTEM
IS CONSIDERED HERE
B Charles P. Stewart
(United J'reiis staff correspondent)
Buenos AireH, Dec. 29. ticnmul as
touishmciit was aroused here today
over news that the United States is
cnusiderating adoption ol u military
service plan based on that in force in
Argentine. The public astonishment is
based on the bitter criticisms whieh
have been levelled at operation of the
plan la this republie.
Press comment reflects the inabili
ty of citizens of Argentine to under
stand America's consideration of such
a service plan. One typical editorial
tmlay wagered that less than one per
cent of American citizens understand
the system "otherwise,"' it continued
"they would not want its favoritism in
conscriptions, due to 'influence' or
neatly placed tips a situation bound
to occur in such a system.''.
The Argentine army plan, according
lo information here, makes every man
in that republic between the ages of
IS and 45 a Soldier, Men of IS and 19
anj ''o'" -' to 4" belong to the nation
al guard ami are cared for by the
states; men from 4 Oto 4.j are territor
ials ami men from 20 to 80 constitute
'he "regulars.
inf men it requires
for the regular
t
Brains of Ring In Toils of
Law Makes Complete Con
fession of Operations
Seattle, Wash., Dec.
-Logan Dil
lingsley, the ''brains '' of the gigantic 1
bootleggers ring iu Seattle, today com-1
, . , .. v j I
I,loteU hls teuln, begun yesterday ,
afternoon, to United States District
Attorney Clay Allen, which, according
to the prosecutor, not only involves!
'ficiala here
''Billlngsley talked freely and of his
owu volition," Allen said today.
"To what extent he has involved
others, I cannot disclose at this time."
Billlngsley, who is under several fed-
, indctments foi. vlolB,ion
of the
moved to the Tacoma county tail, be-
" , . , . . , V , 1 1
3 1' 1 unable to furmsu he bond of,
'OO '-el of him. At 11 o clock j
.i'this morning ne was orougut ones, iu
Seattle by Deputy Marshal Fleetwood
and immediately was taken to Allen's
office. It was reported that he may I
iiave decided to induce his brothers
Fred and Ora, jointly indicted wltK
him. but who have thus far evuded ar-1
v.ul in BtirmnnAr rheinselve.s.
Tin -, n. , , j , . a
TYIIlie Hie Uliuns iliiu imunu- ui a K--.ni ;
Francisco compnnv, show that Billings
ley has bought approximately $40,000
worth of liquor, which ' stretched "
with water and other ingredients ran
up to the total to $200,000, when Bil-
lingsley sold it, he
today almost a
'bankrupt. His bank account shows he
has hut $2,700.
: luuiw Mm men whom he hud
; greaser nuea to com mrougu -
i mm money .u. .......
central powers aud Switzerland in
ions to uring bwui ye. -. -
phraseology may be taken as merely
reiiecuug u.c geuv.... ..t.,v... ...
circles from which he obtained the in -
formation on which his story is based
11 IS U1SO MgllliliuiiL mm, iu u. ,an,j pr0Joce the goods
patch from Berlin shows the view Oil ..put lip or griUt up.
(success growiug out ot the peace pro -
posals as diametrically opposed to laoetgreSi and public officials or make good
or uermnn Amuassauor iuii nrmaiui 1 1
in wasaingtou. me iaiier uas expreeseu
the opinion that ut least u conference
would be brought about.
Pork Barrel Triplets
Will Be Received Coldly
Washington, Dee. 29. The so called
" iork barrel" triolets, the public
buildings, flood control and rivers and
harhors bills, approximating about
4120,000,000, are due for a cold recep
tion if they are left on the white house
doorstep, it waa learned toda.
Owing to the tremendous needs for
revenue during the next fiscal year,
the president niul Secretary of the
Treasurer McAdoo are determined, it
is declared, to prune the "(Kjr'v b-irrel'
measures to the limit. Tf they uie
passed in their present form and s-nt
to tne wnue nouse or appr i'-.u, ii i
declared the president will veto them,
SURPRISED
branch. The period of service is oue
year in the army and two years in the
navy. For the eriod after completing
the term of training in the army or
uavv until reaching his thirtieth year,
the Argentine soldier remains a "reg
ular, " but is not in harness. He must
practice shooting, there being a pre
scribed minimum per year, and he is
liable to be called on to attend man
euvers. After 30 the regular passes again
into the national guard and ceases to
be under orders and expense of the fed
eral government, booming entirely a
servant of his state. These men can
not be called on by the federal gov
ernment for any reason until all the
men between 20 and 30 have been call
ed. In the public schools boys enter drill
ing classes at 12 and at 15 begin train
ing in markmanship. Officers for the
regulars are supplied fioni the military
school, similar to the American West
Point. They are taught for four years
and join the army as sublieutenants.
Exemptions from the plan are made
fo.. illness and physicr.il defects, as
well as for economic necessity this
latter includes only sons of widows,
men with brothers or sisters dependent
upon him and others similarly situated.
But unless actually poverty stricken,
those exempted must pay a small tax
annually for their exemption.
! Three Hundred Chinese
Go Down In Steamer
Tokio, Dee. 29. Three hundred per
sons, mostly Chinese laborers, perish
led in the wreck of the Sankakii Mare,
off (,'hoefoo, according to estimates to
day. Some of the victims, survivor:;
said today, were killed by Chinese pi-
rates, who boarded the grounded ship,
plundered its passengers and stores,
i and assaulted those aboard.
Because of the mountainous seas, all
'attempts at rescue of those aboard the
vessel failed at first. It was impossi-
; ble for rescuing boats to approach any-
; where near the Simkakn. Hut the stir
vivnrs said the Chinese nirates suc-
ceeded in driving close enough to the
ship to board it and make off with a
large bootv
consulate ftt Uairen
todav reported resent of two foreign
survivors, neither being Americans,
'
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Chairman Henry Sends Caus
He Telegram to Well
Known Spectator
Washington, Dec. 29. R. L. Henry,
I chairman of the houso committee on
ruWj wired Thoma8 w. i,awson t0(ny
. '
-V - . . s1 .
i mediatelv tor
a conterence it ne has
any information regarding leaks to
Wall Street on President Wilson's
! 'w lot(
;' uenrva
nry s telegram to Ijawsou follows
i.r n,, ,,r t r. .
r.,a. ' ' '
uuY (1par sir. VYTiitever you ...,.!
, think, the entire world believes that
'President Wilson is striving for peace
mK
'Don't trv to besmirch this admin-
.'senseless generalities. If
, . f, . .. , . .
ffrtm tha ,.r nt vmir .. t , i . . , , . r t
"iwm6 immediately to Washington to
-ont .ith mp If V(m .... ...;
. fue(s (which , pnllot think from V(1Hr
methods) lav them before me and thev
:gha have t"he congideration nul. thpm.
You shouM ow ftC t invitation
, "'ea8e slandering and libeling con-
, on vour charges,
"Very truly yours,
H. L. Henry, chairman commit
tee on rules. ' '
Henrv afier sending the telegram
said:
If Mr. Lewis states the. truth about
Wall Street and alleged leaks, it con
clusively shows that tho bill to regu
late the New York Kxchange should
jbe speedily passed and should even be
made more drastic. Another month
should not go by without action by
congress.
"I shall reintroduce the bill next
Tuesday.
' We should protect the American
people against such crimes as the one
just perpetrated by Wall Street, if
Mr. Lawsou ia any where near the
truth."
Cleveland. Ohio. "Cinema neck" is
a new disease here. Dr. Ralph Hherz
u new uiaea.ie .crc. in. .kttii.'i .hh-i.
.1 i. i ..' ..
tall buildings and being thrilled.
tall buildinffs and beinu thrilled.
UNITED STATES
I
ANY PEACE PLANS
Negotiations Are Likely To Be
Guarded With Extreme
Secrecy
GOVERNMENT READY
TOACTASMESSENGGER
Fear Expressed That "Un
bridled Submarine Activity
May Ensue
By J. P. Yoder.
(United Press staff correspondent )
Washington, Dec. 29 If Uermany de
sires that the United states pass along
any secret pence terms for the entente
allies to consider at a rount table ses-
:0U) tnis government will lend itself to
mat work:
A high state department official said
today, but qualified his remarks by em
phasiziiig that the United States would
be acting "merely as a messenger."
"Acting iu such capacity," tins ot
ficial said, "would be no impropriety."
It was suggested to him that Gcr
many is apparently trying to maneuver
the united States into furthering such
a secret peace conference as Germany
avowedly and assiduously is working
for.
''Would the I'nited States act public
ly and lay its cards on the table in such
a casef" he was asked,
"I don't think we would have any
cards to lav on the table," he answer
ed. Another official of the department,
when questioned on this point, declared
mat where tins go ',.imnut acts as
"the messenger" for one side or the
other, any communications which it
handles between the belligerents must
bo kept secret if the power transmit
ting such a communication requests this
government to keep it a secret.
The idea of a break with Germany
over submarine warfare, if the pence
proposals fall flat, is now generally held
here.
Some administration men say private
ly the German peace answer is insincere.
They sec little hope, if nny, of the al
lies meeting the German proposals. They
fear "an unbridled submarine war
fare" will follow failure of present
peace negotiations.
Those officials who have talked with
the British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, say the allies never will consent
to what appears to be Germany's pres
ent chief objective, namely, the calling
of a conference, before specific pence
terms are publicly announced.
There were interpreters of the admin
istration's actions who today held the
belief that talk of a break with Ger
many over submarine warfare should
peace proposals fall flat, is another
"home made crisis," put forth with i
view of influencing Germany-
Meantime, there is talk among con
gressmen that affairs have been bun
gled; that secret diplomacy is being
tried. And this talk is not confined to
Capitol Hill.
it U III l ll l I I it l i
An administration official today used
i the word "bungle" in description of his
view of. the manner in which the state
t""""'Vf
,8., T icuCiii..(
PASS ALONG
peace notes and the subsequent Lansing' ef administration has declared itself
interpretations especially the first, an ardent foe to secret diplomacy,"
which, he said, was "obviously unprc-isuid Poindcxler. "In practice, however,
mediated." The second explanatory i it has shown Itself a past master in the
statement was issued, it was declared, 1 ml of mystery and concealment,
wholly for the purpose of making clear! "There are veiled rumors of secret
to Germany that as long as she keeps to! jolicies affecting the vital interests of
the letter of international law where 'the countrv which the uresident will
American rights are concerned, she need
have no fear of any change in this gov
eminent 's attitude ot neutrality.
One of the niflii v in ter riretat i o ns
i which have been placed on the peace
.
(Continued on page two.)
Strike of School Pupils
Growing In Scranton
Sc.ranton, Pa., Dec. 29. The strike
of the Scranton public school children
has grown until now the affairs uX.the
whole school district are at a stand
still. Twenty thousand children are
out. Some three thousand remained but
they do so at the risk of ostracism from
their playfellows. These "strike
breakers" are very unpopular.
Tho strike was organized at the Cen
tral and Technical high schools and
followed the rofusal of the school board
to grant a Christmas vacation.
Today at Central high school tho at
tendance is IIS. Normally it is 7H9.
At Technical high school but 179 out
of 758 enrolled. In the grade schools
the percentage of attendance is even
lower. Many of the "schools of the
lower grades have been forced to close.
In all but two of the buildings re
maining open the (ercentage of attend-
Thrhigh hooT boys paTie each
" I 1 .1
1- -1 , ,f, ....
morning iu im- in-wni.oi.wi unit" .,.
J Tu.i- ,wi k.Jm:. i ,.
mormnsr to the newspaper offices aiKii
then to their school buffldi
'the student, who are 'at class.
'the students who are at class.
POLITICS IN ARIZONA
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2S. Ari
zona gubernatorial controver
sy, already acute, became more
complicated today when Tom
Campbell, republican, wro re
ceived 30 more votes than Gov
ernor W. P. Hunt, democrat,
announced that he will take the
oath of office tomorrow, make
his inaugural address Monday
morning and demand immedi
ate possession of the executive
office.
v
TODAY'S WAR MOVES
Teutonic forces are still successfully
battering their way northward in Ru
mania and Dobrudia and iu addition
have apparently begun an offensive di
rected eastward on the 1 ransy Ivnnia
front, according to today's battle re
ports.
The vigor ot tins great series ot op
erations in the east was reported in ad
dition to a sudden offensive on the
western front, reported by both the
French and German statements as hav
ing caused fierce fighting in the neigh
borhood of Bloody Hill 301, and Dead
Mail's hill.
The German statement indicates the
fighting reported is mostly on the two
wings In Rumania indicating a con
tinuation of the flanking tactics which
the Germans have found so successful in
their whole eastern campaign.
Berlin reported in the oast the cap
ture of 2,800 Russian prisoners.
Petrogrnd's version indicates a Ger
man offensive in "the Carpathians
around Sesmeze (Sosmezo detailing n
repulse of attacks there. A few miles
south of this point, on the Kasiuo (Cas
in) rivei, it adnv's the Ruinnuians were
forced back several thousand feet.
TOWN IS JUST JUNK
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 29. Junkmen
were dismantling Irondale, the ghost
itv across the sound from Senttle.
Five years ago an army of invest
ors were heaping money irKthere, in
what they believed to be the future
steel manufacturing center of the Pa
cific coast. Through financial disaster
the town was abandoned.
Groat steel plants have developed
at Youngstown, a Seattle suburb and
the Irondale equipment is being trans
ferred to that town.
SECRET DIPLOMACY
Seem To Be Aggrieved Be
cause They Are Not Pushed
Into Limelight
Washington, Dec. 29. Three United
States senators today denounced the re
cent handling of this country's inter
national affairs as a rcversiou lo secret
diplomacy. They declared that not only
have recent matters been hedged about
with secrecy as far as the public is con
cerned but that even the snate foreign
relations committee has not been given
opportunity to know "what is going
on."
The senntors who thus voiced disap
proval of this government's methods in
Dandling the country's foreign affairs,
, ore Poindexter of Washington, Weeks
( of Massachusetts, and Sutherland of
uV5t
.ny
understanding is that the prcs-
mmit us to without consulting thus.
There is even n debate of public men as
to the ultimate extreme limits of ihe
constitutional powers of the presidnt
to set aside the Monroe doctrine, for in
stance; to enter into a league of pence
or agree to do so; or to commit tho
country to that policy without the ad
vice and consent of the senate.
"What is more important is that
these great movements are taken with
out the advice and consent of public
opinion, which is supposed to be the
governing factor in a detnocfacy such ns
this.
"It is far better that secret diplom
acy, insofar as vital policies are con
cerned, should be done away with for
eve r-
"Sunlight and the open air are the
groat disinfectants in the world and
would tend to a wholesome conduct of
lour foreign affnirs."
I "I am at a loss to account for the
istration,' 'Senator Weeks said. "It
places the people in an embarrassing po
sition. After a step is taken the people
are compelled to support the president
even though they may have different
opinions concerning the matter."
"The president formerly conferred
with the committee on foreign relations
on matters of this character," said
Senator Sutherland, "about three years
ago, when the Mexican situation waa
remot i public interest, he suddenly
...nnail thnsn ( . n t r . n f ! w llrt t A Tint
Ho is not
. , . - . !.
obliged to confer with anyone, but
- 'fr- . -
greater result, could be Obtained by the
Missing Link Is Here
From Jungles of Java
New York, Dec. 29 From the jung
lea of Java, which was his home some
50O,0M years ago, Pithecanthropus
hjrectiis, the original "missing link,"
came to New York today and made his
bow to scientists.
J. H. McGregor made the presenta
tiou speech before the association for
the Advancement of Science, exhibit
ing old P. K. in n "restored" form
the only "restored" P. K. in existence,
he said.
All that remains of the original "ape
man of Java" is a skull anil .jawbone.
The skull reveals an almost human
height of dome and the jaw more
nearly approaches that of the huiunu
race than does the jaw of anything in
the monkey or ape family.
Other signs show this early inhabi
tant of Java walked erect heme the
k of his Initials.
County Officials Take Long
jde Through Snow to
Investigate
Kureka, Cab, Dee. 29. County offi
cers today started an eighty milo nde
through the wilderness into a remote
section of Humboldt county to investi
gate the mysterious death of Lawrence
Whitesides the third victim of a tri
ple tragedy iu four yeajrs. Neighboring
ranchers discovered the body of White
sides Suuduv half buried in the snow
on his much with I bullet wound in
his temple. The ranch is iu the heart
of a rich gold country.
Natives speak in whispers of a death
menace that seems to hang over the
Whitesides family. Four years ago tin
body of Donald Whitesides, a brother
was removed from Trinity river. Near
by was an axe with a blood clotted
tuft of hair sticking to it. A year
later another member of the family
dropped out of sight. Ho was snppos
ed to have been murdered.
According to word received by Miss
Daisy Whitesides sister of the dead
man, who owns the ranch, the investi
gation will.be pushed to the limit of
the law. She at present is in St. Louis,
Mo.
It is declared for years, strangers
have been trying to get possession of
valuable ore deposits on the Whitesides
ranch.
sRtsw-o.
Science of Humanity
New York, Dee. 29. The United
States Steel Corporation has spent five
and one half million dollars on the
new science of humanity, cutting down
accidents 43.54 per cent and saving
14,907 men, Charles L. Close told mem
bers of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science today.
"The thing wo arc doing has been
known too long ns welfare work,"
Close said, "and it is time it had rec
ognition ns a science. This work of
humanizing the world of industry for
workers is as much of a science und
as much of a necessity to industry in
the United States as is chemistry or
mathematics.
" It is a double barreled science. It
brings results in men and financial
orofits. loo. The time has come when
every employer of men has to employ
a scientist to make the most out of
his life for his employes, the employer
may get the most out of his men."
Claims Even Those Engaged
in Relief Work Are Sent
Out of Country
By Lowell Mollett
(United Press staff correspondent)
London, Dec. 29. Germany is now
going so tar in nor iieigian deporta
tions as tn arrest and transter iron
Belgian soil Belgians engaged in re
lief work and hitherto protected by
the card of the American relief com
mission. Such charge was made today to the
United Press by the Belgian ministry
of justice.
"Not only ure the Germans deport
ing men who arc still employed," the
ministry asserted, "not only arc they
carrying off children from IS to 17
cars of age and factory managers, far
mers and physicians, but they are now
brutally arresting for deportation Bel
gians engaged in the relief of their
own countrymen.
"This new outrage has been com
mitted in at least three cities. At
Gvmbloux two chiefs of lie locul agen
cy of the relief commission and two
other memoers 01 ine orgnni.ai'uu
were deported. At Libramont 21 em
nlnvex of the national relief commit-
. arern dei.orted.
1 ; . . . ,, . . .
). ,,, a . aV(, raid at Arlon. 4.i
'employes of
tho local regional agencies
FRENCH TRENCHES
PENETRATED ON
DEAD MAN'S HILL
Germans Officially Report
Success In West Front
Attack
FRENCH SAY REPULSE
OF ATTACK WAS DECISIVE
Rumanians Are Still Retiring
Before Steady German
Advance
Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Dee.
29. French first, second and third
line trenches were penetrated around
the famous Dead Man's hill and 222
prisoners taken, in an assault report
ed by today's official statement.
The German soldiers held the new po
sitions against several French counter
attacks, which were repeated at night
time, the statement said.
The advance was made by parts of
infantry regiments II and 155, and fu
silier regiment 37 all of which, the
Statement said, "are gloriously known
for lighting on the Somine. " It CUM
alter detailed preparation by artillery
nn, of tested mine throwers.
'By their efficiency," tho statement
continued, "they (mine throwers) have
become indispensable Weapons ft)r tht
in tun try. "
This preparation, according to tho
statement, opened l the advancing de
tachments a rond to the second ami
third lines of hostile positions from
which 222 prisoners, including four of
ficers and seven machine guns wero
brought back.
The statement also detailed capture
of several prisoners from hostile posi
tions in the forest of Choppy and a
round Mnlancourt by Wilrtemberg and
Baden troops.
The French Version
Paris, Doc. 29. A sudden Herman
offensive following n violent bombard
ment between Hill 301 and Dead Man's
Hill, which failed owing to a Krem-li
screen of infantry and machine gun
fire, was reported in today's official
statement.
A small number of German pene
trated to a Pre n i h trench south of
Dead Man's Hill.
The Gciman attack was on a front
of approximately two miles, aeeenling
to the French official statement.
One other German offensive move
ment was also reported defeated. This
was the repulse by French forces of
a strong German reconnaissance on the
right bank of the Meuse near Harda
mont. Germans Make Progress
Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Dee.
29. Victorious progress of Teutonic
troops in Itumanin, Dobrudja and Tran
sylvanin, attended by large eaptnrc
of Russians and their guns, was detail
ed in today 's official statement.
In Transylvania the south wing ar
my group advanced eastward in the
mountains. (ieitmaii A usiro-Hungarian
troops in the intersected highland ter
rain of Transylvania captured by
s'o ming in hand to hand encounters
several position one behind the other,
nnd took 1,40(1 Russian prisoners, with
1H maenine guns and three cannon.
"(),, the wing of the Ninth army,
Bavarian and Austin Hungarian troops
commanded by Lieutenant Qeneral
Kraft Von Delraingsen broke down in
the mountains the strong resistance of
their allied adversaries," the statement
said, and arrived at Dumitresti, twelve,
miles northwest of Kimnicu-Harat.
Rumanians Retire
Pelrograd, Dec. 29. Retirement of
Rumanian forces before superior ene
my pressure north nnd south of the
River Kasino ami west of Govesha, and
a continued Teutonic, advance attend-
(Continued on page two.)
of the relief commission wero amoug
400 men taken to Germany.
"This suffices to prove that when
the German authorities defend their
policy of deportations on the. ground
that th((y larc thus ehteoking unem
ployment, they are merely trying to
bluff neutrals."
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