The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-11
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
SUCCESS Ar RIGA
BATTLE INCREASING
IN IT'S INTENSITY
Severe Fighting at Mouth Of
Rimnik River-The
Turks Defeated.

LONDON, Jan. II, $40 a. NJ
Greece's reply accepting the terms OF
the uItimatum of the Entente allies
was delivered Wednesday evening,
says Reuters Athens correspondent
The battle in northwest Russia, in
the region of Riga, apparently is grow
ing in intensity, but owing to diver
gent reports by the Berlin and Petro-
grad war offices, the results thus far
attained are somewhat beclouded.
While Berlin asserts that southwest OF
Riga all attacks by the Russians have
been without success, petrograd re-
ports that near Lake Babit the Rus
SLAMS captured German positions be-
tween the Tirul marsh and the River
Aa, and advanced their line about one
and one-third miles southwark. The
Germans in the region OF kalItzem de-
liyered q counter-attack on the RUS
SLAMS who had occupied position east
of the village. but 1t was put down by
the Russians.
In the past six days in this region
the Russians report the capture OF u
heavy and II light guns and large
quantities Of arms and equipment.
German Field Marshal Won Macken-
sens army. operating in southern Mol
north of Fokshani, and between FOX
shani and Fundeni has forced the Rus
slams and RumanianS across the Sc
reth river taking in the latter opera
ton $50 prisoners.
Severe Fighting.
There has also been severe hghtlng
near the mouth of the Rimnik Sarat
river, west of Galatz, and along the
kassini river. in which both Berlin
and Petrograd claim the advantage.
Berlin reports that the Russians at
tackled the heights along the Suchit-
"a Valley. but met with a sangulnary
reverse.
Aside from the Russian and Ru-
manian theatres and an attack by
British Indian troops against the
Turkish line at the bend OF the IL
girls river, northeast Of kut-El-Amara7
the fighting in all the other zones
has consisted of bombardments and
minor infantry attacks. On the T1gr1s
the Indians captured Turkish trench
es over front Of 1000 yards. Inn one
of the minor engagements on the
front in France. the British east or
-Hamel captured and held
a German trench and made three
officers and 40 men prisoners.
IS William Graves Sharp. the Amerf:
can ambassador 10 France. has been
handed the reply Of the Entente Al
lies to President Wilson's peace su g.
gestions for transmission to WASH
ington.
Unofficial advices from Athens are
to the effect that Greece will answer
the Entente Allies ultinatum in due
time and that the council Of minis
tiers favogs accepting its terms.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Failure OF
King Constantine to acede TO the de-
mands of the Entente Allies has re-
suited in a virtual blockade OF Greek
shipping here, it became known 10.
night. No Greek ships have arrived
in this mort in several weeks and none
has sailed.
Several Greek ships which put into
Bermuda for. coal, according to re-
ports here, have been seized by the
British.
LONDON, Jan. 10 Q1:22 p. m)-
Premier BRAND today delivered to
Ambassador Sharp at Paris the allies
reply to President Wilson'S peace
note, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from the French capital.
PARIS. Jan. 10 Is p. NJ "A spatch
to the Havas agency from Athens
says:
The crown prince was hastily sum-
moned today and the cabinet also is
in session. 1t is declared that con.
ciliatory tendency is prevailing and
that reply will be made to the en-
tente ultimatum in due time