New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-22
KAISER INTENDS
NO WAR LET.UP
FEARING PEACE PROSPECTS RE.
MOTE, PREPARE TO CONTINUE
CONFLICT ON GREAT SCALE.
R0UMAN|ANSM AKECA|N
REPORT THAT REVOLUTIONARY
OUTBREAKS IN PORTUGAL
HAVE BEEN CUELLED.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-Seventeen Americans wer,
killed in the sinking of the British
horse transport Russian, Dec. IA. Der
lin estimates losses on the western
front at 100000 for the British ant
100000 for the French, and states
that the SOmme drive alone cost the
allies 100000 men. Germany claims
successes for the Teutonic forces in
northern Dobrudja. Petrograd de
clares the offensive of the central
powers in Rumania has been checked
Berlin, Dec. ia military official
who is frankly and kecnly hopeful
that some way may be found TO end
t--e war, though he is none too Opt,
mlstlc at present, called together rep
reSentatlves of the neutral press to in,
quire as to the probable effect of the
tries. He laid great stress on this
point and particularly whether there
would be any tendency to construe the
German note as a sign of weakness.
Discussing the possibility that all
peace propositions may be rejected at
present this officer declared Germany
was aware the the French and British
would make another h%erculean effort
in the west next s%pring-an effort for
which Germany would be fully pre-
pared. He expressed-the opinion that
1t could not have any result other than
continued slaughter, and that it would
AVE no more prospects of success
than the Somme offensive.
In the meantime. this officer con-
tinued, Germany would not give Rus.
STA time to recuperate, as happened a
year ago. He said Germany was in a
position today to force Russia to make
peace and that she surely would do 10
the peace overtures were rejected
He asserted Russia was known
Germany to be exhausted in
military and economical sense,
neither trade, troops nor
ammunition. On the word of linden
burg that there would be no winter
quarters this year, he said, Germany
not intend to give Russia the
to build up new armies or
make up for deficiencies in ammuni-
ion.
Infantry fighting was resumed Sat
irday on the east bank Of the Meuse,
n the Verdun sector. During the pre-
night the German troops had un-
lertaken no counter attack to regain
he ground they lost as the result of
he stroke inflicted by the French ON
friday. Details concerning the French
indicated the capture of 5000
Germans and about eighty guns. Four
divisions participated in the
Ittack and the French war office in.
mates that they were opposed by
German divisions.
The Teutonic armies in Rumania
to gain. A statement by the
war office that the Buzeu riv-
I sector has been forced may mean
hat the Teutons actually have crossed
hat river, along which it had been ex-
the Rumanians would make
heir next stand.
In the vicinity of Ypres and Wyts-
haete, German troops delivered an as.
southeastern Zillebeke, penetrat,
lg the second British line.
A further advance of the British
rmy on the Tigris front in Mesopo-
mia within three-quarters of a mile
that river, opposite Kut-elAmara, is
Revolutionary outbreaks in Portugal
ccompanied by mutiny of some troops
been quelled.