, 1916-12-27

lament is until February 7th.
Rome, Dec. 22ud-The War Office COM
muuication today says. Along the whole
front there have been desultory artillery
actions. The military hospital in Gorlzla
was again shelled despite ITS protection by
visible red crosses. OF the sanitary person
mel two were killed and four wounded: On
the Csrso our troops by surprise advances
occupied several crater like hollows in the
lime stone and put them in a state Of defense.
Petrograd, Dec. 22nd-The official state
meut issued today reads. Rumnnian front:
On the left bank of the Danube active
attempts by the enemy to attack us were
rspulsed by our fire. In Dobrubjs the enc
my with superior forces attacked our detach-
ments along the whole front, After stub
born resistance our detacdments commenced
to withdraw to the noFthward. BY a daring
attack of one of our regiments, the Bulge
rians who had advanced to he east Of lake
Radadagh from the village Of Vlsll were
thrown into lake Ibolata and II greater part
of them were drowned. One hundred and
fifteen were taken prisoners. Black Sea.
We have sunk two Turkish motor 9unt o rs.
Western (kussian) front. On The Roe
Stokhod in the region of the village of Goo
min our scouts mpd8 Il successful reconnais-
sance capturing seven Germ0us. Yesterday
one of our pilots brought down an Austrian
aeroplane which was obs rived above Lutsk.
North Of the Zoletch .Tarnopol railway the
enemy after an intense artillery fire attacked
our detachmentS in the region Of ZWl~hn,
Notwithstanding our fire he occupied II por-
ton of a demolished trench belonging to one
of our companies. He was driver back by q
counter attack launched by our companies
occupying adieceut positions. On the / YER
Byetritza our artillery fire put to flight an
enemy company which was approaching to-
wards our patrol guard in the region OF the
village of Krivitich. Our artillery also dls-
persed an enemy column about two compt-
mes strOug which was marching from the
south towards the village of Chlebkov.
Caucasus from; There is nothing of lnpor-
lance.
London, Dec. 22nd-The official ommuni
cation issued by the War Office this evening
says. Last night Thursday the enemy
bombarded our front Oh the south bnnk OF
the hncre. We repulsed an attempted RAID
opposite the Hohenzollern redoubt. Dur
ing the day (Friday) considerable artillery
activity prevailed on both sides Of the
Ypres-Messines areas. North of the Ancre
our artillery dispersed some enemy working
parties. Between the Aucre and the Somme
our front was shelled iutermittently at
III pOlhtS'
Paris, Decembar 22nd,-The official COM
munication issued by the War Office tonight
reads. Il the course of the day rather spirit
ed artillery fighting took place i'll the eg'on
OF Hardaumont work, LouveInont and the
Chambuttes Farm (Ver IN Region) several
attacks which were carried out east OF St.
Mihiel in the GerecAan,s Wood at CnpeIle
to the north Of Celles (Vosges) aud III the
Fave Valley enabled us 10 destroy small
enemy outposts aud 10 bring back some prs
ouers. On the rest of he front there was
intermittent cannonadiug. Belgian Com
munication; On the southern portion Of the
Belgian front the bomb and artillery struggle
has been very violent. Our field and trench
batteries silenced The enemy artillery.
Rome, December 22nd.-An official an
nouucement by the Italian Admiralty today
says a section of our bydroueroplanes threw
bombs on the military works and warsh'ps at
the port of Pcla. All our hydroaeroplaues
returned safely Notwithstanding they were
subjected to a violent cnnnonade and attacks
by the enemy aircraft.
Berlin, Dec. 22nd.-The announcement
of President Wilson's peaca endeavour re-
ceived through the Associated Press was
accorded q tremendous Welcome IN Berlin.
The imnressions Of official aud newspaper