The Dolores star., 1916-12-22
KAISER INTENDS
NO WAR LET-UP
FEARING PEACE PROSPECTS NJ.
MOTE, PREPARE TO CONTINUE
CONFLICT ON GREAT SCALE.
ROUMAN|ANSMAkEGAIN
REPORT THAT REVOLUTIONARY
OUTBREAKS IN PORTUGAL
HAVE BEEN oUELLED.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, Dec. ia military official
who is frankly and keenly hopeful
that some way may be found to end
lie war, though he is none too Opt
mistic at present. called together rep
resentatives Of the neutral press to in.
quire as to the probable effect Of the
German peace note in neutral coun-
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 herculean effort
in the west next spring-an effort for
which Germany would be fully pre-
pared. He expressed the opinion that
it could not have any result other than
continued slaughter. and that 1t would
have 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
year ago. He said Germany was in a
position today to force Russia to make
peace and that she surely would do so
II the peace overtures were rejected.
He asserted Russia was known
to Germany to be exhausted in
military and economical sense,
having neither trade, troops nor
ammunition. On the word Of linden
burg that there would be no winter
quarters this year, he said, Germany
did not intend to give Russia the
chance to build up new armies or
make up for deficiencies in ammuni.
ton,
Infantry fighting was resumed Sat.
urday on the east bank of the Meuse,
in the Verdun sector. During the pre-
vious night the German troops had un-
dertaken no counter attack to regain
the ground they lost as the result Of
the stroke inflicted by the French on
Friday. Details concerning the French
drive indicated the capture of 5000
Germans and about eighty guns. Four
French divisions participated in tho
attack and the French war office in.
Inmates that they were opposed by
five German divisions.
The Teutonic armies in Rumanla
continue to gain. A statement by the
German war office that the Buxeu riv.
err sector has been forced may mean
that the Teutons actually have crossed
that river, along which it had been ex-
pected the Rumanians would make
their next stand.
In the vicinity of Ypres and Wyts-
chaete, German troops delivered an AZ
sault southeast Of Zfhebeke, penetrat-
ing the second British line.
A further advance of the British
army on the Tigris front in Mesopo-
tamla within three-quarters Of q mile
of that river, opposite Kut-el-Amara, is
recorded.
Revolutionary outbreaks in Portugal
accompanied by mutiny of some troops
have been quelled.
London, Dec. 16.-Germany's pro-
| pOShl 70 SALcE lAtO peace ueSOtlAr
tons was scoffed at by the officers
and soldiers Of the British armies in
France. Most Of the officers ex.
pressed belief that the proposal was
merely a diplomatic diversion. follow.
ing Germany's successes in Rumania
and intended to magnify those sue.
cesses into q vital phase of the war.
Buzeu. an important railroad center
northeast Of Bucharest, has been cap.
tured by the Austro- Germans. The 10,
treating Russians and Rumanians are
reported to be burning villages behind
them.
British troops have taken the OF
fensive near Kut-El-Amara, in Meso
potamia.
The Greek government has accepted
the demands of the ententee allies
contained in an ultimatum presented
, to the Athens government Thursday
? it is reported unofficially.
/ London.-The Austrian government
has resigned. This is announced II
, Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
! sehluthess S~Itzerland's President
Paris.-The Swiss confederation. By
D vote of 176 out of 189 votes in thu
: Swiss National Assembly, elected Ed
Cohukhoo. ~ proo{lonk