The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-30

powers through Greece, brought up
again the supposed German dream of
Il Berlin to Bagdad route. This dream
was dissipated when it became evil
dent that Russia was forcing the
Turks out Of Nesopotamia and effec-
lively cooperating with the allies at
Saloniki. The situation of Germany
had a serious look as autumn came on,
with Eerdm untaken the allies storm
ing a third line On the Somme and the
Russians displaying enough vigor in
their southwest. to hold the Austrian
forces ut fun strength in Volhynia,
Bullowina and Greece. Then sudden
ly Roumania east her lot with the al
lies and, as ii was supposed, added
100000 men to the enemies of the
Teuton on the Vienna TO Constantine
pie line.
Won Hindsnburg Scores Again.
! How Won Hindenburg turned to gran-
pie with this new foe is the most sur
priSing chapter in the history of the
war. a now example of efficiency at
! headquarters and in the fighting ranks.
No check worthy Of the name was suf-
fered after crossing two frontiers I'M
til convcrging armies met before doom
ed Bucharest, taken on Dee. 6.
Roumania seems to have repeated
the French blunder of August, 1914,
when, instead OF going to the aid OF
Belgium, JofTre sent a big army to re-
cover Alsace. Instead Of stabbing Bull
garia. Rouman.a marched north into
Hungary, a move which invited Ger
mans and Eu,gars to strike at-her Vi,
tails from the south. So. while Won
AackenSen marched and conquered in
the general direction of the Danube
central Roumania and Bucharest. the
Roumanians, who had poured over hel
northern border. were easily turned
back, their conquCsts wrested from
them and the entire venture of tho
last OF the Balkan states was turned
into a tizZIa, so far as support OF, the
allies was concerned. There remains
Greece-at least the rebellious part O
= ito stimulate the hope that the Teu
tonic powers may yet receive a vita
thrust in the back The conquest o
= Roumania required time. energy ant
; lives. Whether the compensation viii
| equal the investment time alone cal
= tell. The end of 1916 finds the German
7 powers rosourceful in men and IN
} daunted in spirit. On the other hand
the allies cabinets are reorganizing t
, restore the flow of victories to tn
+ channels Of midsummer. Lloyd Georg
became British premier Dec. {.
Miscellaneous Events.
Minor events of the war we're til
: torpedoing of the British channe
u steamer Sussex, the transfer of til
>. submarine war zone across the Altar
tic in October and General Kitchener
death at sea- Air craft battles hav
Il been many, fierce and deadly; casua
Il ties of all kinds have been heavy.
Outside Of war the old world ha
I been normal, With the exception Of
;. brief rebellion in Ireland, which ha
I been expected and was ruthlessly SUI
e pressed Japan and Russia formed a
d agreement, and Japan made new d,
y mands upon China, whose ruler, Yua
Shin Kai, died in June. Deaths abroa
u during the year included Franz JOSEPH
l. emperor and king; Carmen sylvia. Rol
II manian queen dowager and a persol
atty of note; Dr. Metchnikoff, the ba
r. teriologist; NIounet-Sully, French a
er tor, and SienkieWicz. Polish autho
y Sir Roger Easement was executed Il
ID treason as fnstigator of the rebellic
f. III Ireland; also Pearse, the reb
a president" and Connolly, the militai
ic chief
nvnnanSn Huv MARTINI nag;S