, 1915-01-13

trenches III terraces along the meadows and
forest. Steinb ch was taken and retake4
six times, which explains the conflicting re
ports in the Utficial statements, but it Is now
in the hands Of the French. The Germals
are hurrying reiuforctmtnts fl, IN Bavaria
and Baden, all ordinary traffic on the rail
ways being stopped to make way for the
Troops.
A despatch from Berlin states that the
Germans have finally succeeded IN fully re-
occupying Steinbach, and according to q
despatch from BaseI, Switzerland, the French
letreated with heavy losses to TLHnn.
Adyices from Paris state that the Frencil
troops from the Congo who have been occu-
plying Idin, in German kamerun, were at
tackled in force by Il mixed detachment Of
Germans aud natives. The Germans were
repuIstd, leaving IS killed, Que machine gun
AID so rifles, according to an official tele-
gram received Ivy the French Colonial Office.
The French losses were trivial.
A despatch from Copenhagen states that
Herr Fable, the Prime Minister and Minis
ter OF Justice, in an interview published IN
the "National Tidende'', said that inyestipa-
ton hpd proved that the rumours that Den
mark was exporting contrNband to Germany
were without foundation, aud that if The
authors Of the false reports could be traced
they would be severely punished.
The Times" publishes a despatch from its
correspondent at Petrograd, under the head.
ing GA Turkish Spdm'. quoting the mill.
tary critic of the "Rlsskoe SIovo", who de-
clares that the defeut Of the enemy ut Sari
k%amysch overshadows the achievement Of
MoItke in 1870. The latter had Il larger
force than the enemy and was able to move
along the French roads, whereas the Rus
slams had to meet numerically superior
Turkish forces and manmuvre IN snow COW
cred mountain deiles.
The T,hls correspondent of the s'Bourse
Gazette" states That Iskhau Pashu, COM
mander Of the Ninth Corps, has reached
there with four Generals Of division and
other captured officers. He nscribes the
Turkish defept to the terrific cln.atlc condi-
tons, only 5000 Of his Corps, with whom
were the Staff, having rerched Sari kauysch,
where the Russians surrounded them and
killed most Of the gunners. He surrendered
when only thee hundred men were left near
him. Several German officers are among the
prisoners.
The Austrians have evacuated the who'e
of Bukowinn, leaving open new roads into
the Hungarian provinces, pm in the
direction of Maramaros SzIget, the clpitnl
of the province of Maamaros, ut the
foot of the Carpathiaus. Should Ronman5a,
now that the Russians ure on the border Of,
if not actually IN, Irnusylyanin, decide to
participate in the war with the Allies, her
army would provide the missing link in the
chain OF troops winding from the Baltic to
the Adriatic, IL distance OF l 300 miles, and
this battle front would be composed OF Rus
sans, Roumauians, Sergiaus and Moutene-
grins, against Germans AID Acknowledgements
ans. While Roumania has not yet taken
the fatetul step, the belief exists in the
countries OF the Allies that she viii do so
soon, and other developments are expected,
the relations between Greece and turkey
having reached the breaking point over the
alleged ill-treatment Of Greeks III Asia Minor.
while Italy is growing restless over TDrkey's
delay III giving satisfaction for The viola
ton of the Italian Consulate at Hodei-
da, -from-which the British Viee-Con-
sui was forcibly removed. Italy is reported
to have agreed that Servia should have "a
port on the Adriatic, but Roumuhlia and
Greece may, however, delay taking up arms
until Bulgaria, which is anxious for n part
of Macedonia, is satisfied, OF the last efforts
TO satisfy that country, now meintnining her
neutrality fail, rs Il hostile Bulgaria on the +
borders would compel them to divide their
forces.