, 1916-12-20

in doubt. That is as il should be-" The
newspaper deplores the attitude of the irres-
ponslbie part Of the press III houtlng prupo-
sails which are not yet made. "Let Us be ms
resolute as the case demands III the terms
upon which we deem it necessary to insist,
but LEI it never be said that we refused in
mere insolence OF leviiy to listen to the very
name of peace"
Amsterdam, December 14th.-Field Mar
shall Won Hiudenburg, Chief of the German
General Staff, has sent II message to the I'M
pefial Chancellor congrntnlating him on his
speech with deep emotion ana great %satlstHc-
ton. By the Kaiser command you made with
this speech "a great moral demonstration OF
the strength of the Fatherlund III horne mad
at the front We soldiers know that nj this
moment there is no higher or hoIirr duty
than to prosecute victory with the utmost
energy, aud live or die for the kaieer aud the
Futnerland." The Chancellor replied, saving
that he regarded Won Hmdpnburg's words as
the voics of the German people and army,
and adding 1t is the deeds on leud and
sea that have cleared the way for the hugh
spirited decision which the KAISER and our
Allies took yesterday. The death-defyin@
loyalty to duty and the uushakubIe bravery
of our men, fighting for Germany, is a qua
rantee to us that if IT does not please the
enemy today to terminate the war, they Will
fight the more to secure for the Fa|herlund
a strong and lasting pelce.
London, Decembe" IS h.-rhe new war
credit for e40O, 600. 600, introduced in the
House of Commons y esterdty by Mr.. Bouar
Law, passed through all It's stages in the
Lower House this after noon.
Paris, December 15tb.-As his last act
today before assuming the chief command
of the French Armies ON the western front,
General NiveIIe smashed the German line
cas-: Of the Mouse along Il trout of & miles.
The Generals victory, advanced the French
positions two miles, they are now within
II short distance Of where the Germtns
stood at the outset of the great Yer
dun drive. The military authorities de-
clare the victory as complete aud crush
ing and curried out without II hitch. The
news OF the victory was received in Paris
with enthusiasm, a. n welcome relief to the
gloomy tidlngs from Rum MIA. General My
ellie is a mau of the hour. His latest
achievement i~u5tiies, it is f4ll his choice as
commander-iu-chief aud ausurs well fol the
future. The number of guns captured, as
counted up to the present Is 80.
London, Dec. l6tb-The British troops
were engaged in some fighting during come
attempted trench raids, north and south of
the Ancre. The Teuious were defeated III
an effort at Les Boeufs and also souh Of ST.
Eloi, the enemy's losses being severe. The
British successfully entered German trenches
south OF Armentieres and east of Viers:raut.
London, Dec. Is News Of the French
victory north of Doueumont reached London
at midnight. Ii created II profound impress
sion. Captain Shaw IN the House of Com
mons on Thursday had given IA vivid de5-
eruption Of conditions along the Somme front
where mud made the movement Of big guns
impossible. The terrain In the Verdun re-
gion is of a different character. A Paris
despatch to the "Morning Post" says: "There
has been nothing in the nature of Il demon
s~tration, but the news passed from mouth to
mouth and is regarded by the public as The
real answer to Germany's so-called peace
proposals. Rumour says The German troops
have broken at Pepper Hill and are flying i'll
disorder already This is Interpreted as
significant, because hitherto the German SOL
diers have resisted in difficult circumstances,
but the present news ifsconftmed is au evil
dence Of their greatly shaken morale"
London, Dec. 15th-The Greek Govern
ment has accepted the ultimatum presented
by the Entente Allies, says a despatch from
Athens to the Central News Agency. The
1oanotob covc that this docioiou ia tho ouk.