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The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
TO RESUME
SKIP-STOPS,
OLD ROUTES
Coal Board Issues Or
ders To d. u. r., Eff
fective Sunday

Immediate restoration OF tho skip
stop and resumption OF the routes
Ia effect previous TO December z,
and the adoption OF "a similar sys.
tenn on any OF the lines not so ar
ranged at that time, was ordered by
the Wayne county committee Of the
federal fuel administration. Friday
morning The d. q. II. announces
that the changes will be effecuy e
Sunday morning
The order was dispatched by sDe-
cial messenger 20 President Frank
w Brooks. of the Detroit United
Railway, by r. 3 Whitcomb. chair
man Of the committee, Immediately
following q conference with lis $3.50
ciates, James Couzens and Charles
a Dean
The company also is ordered re
duce the lighting OF its cars to 80
per cent OF normal, or as nca that
amount AS possible. n is estimated
that the fuel commission order,
which nulli0es the recent u'tiJu ol
the common council in ehoishing
the re routing and skip-stop plan
viii save at least go rous O, coal per
dav. This means a gront deal In 'h"
present fuel crisis. coal men say
The order Is applicable 90 High
land Park as well as Clrui aud ON
any other of the company lines IN
Wayne county IL desires 10 include
Ii also gives the company authority
10 extend it's re-routiug plan prac'
tcnlly as it sees ft within the iimi
tations OF the present system, out
cannot. Of course. give he cJm1any
any additional rights 20 tho 80 eeJs'
al am glad 20 know that some
one has authority 10 do some
thing 90 better our street car ser
vice" was tho comment OF Mayor
Marx on the commissions actio
"I am sure the order will meet u
approval OF the great majority q
car riders Existing conditions arc
intolerable"
The order is the most lnterestin
development Of the fuel stringcnC
10 date II will probably not g
well with The aldermen who opposc
the skip-stop in the council, but O.
the man who has been getting home
late 90 dinner ever since the cour
eli precipitated the present mudd
if will be welcome news .
The soft coal situation was still Sc
rlous Friday. with little prospect Of
lmm ediate relief in full measure.
John Koenig. ~ the Kocuig GO
company. exclusive agent in Dctroi'
for the Lehigh valley Coal Sales
company. Is hourly expecting auth
ority to take over the cargoes OF tn,
steamers b r. Berry and Richard
Reiss. comprising approximately rs.
600 tons OF hard coal Inathis ever
the Reiss cargo will be shipped out
into the STAFF and the Berry's carg
will be distributed among Detroit
househoiders police orders beinf
given the preference.
some drastic action must be tax
en Immediately to relieve situation
that the state. fuel administration
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
WOMEN DEFENDANTS IN TEARS AS
TWELVE PEERS" ARE LOCKED Up TO
REACH DECISION IN NOTED CASE.
u. S. BUILDING
I427 SHIPS
Hurley Reports Progress of
Work to Senate Probe
Committee

WASHINGTON. Dec, -Declar.
ine this country now has more than
eight million tons OF shipping under
construction or contracts. Sherman
S. Hurley OF the shipping board 20.
day took the stand az the opening
OF the senate ship investigation It
was the beginning OF the seventh
recent biz investigation in the CAPT
Ia
Hurley read long statement TO
tho committee outlining the govern
mont program n showed.
,.427 ships N 8.573.10S dead
weight tons under construction and
contract
"a new ship yards In the United
S'6tes since Jan /. 1917.
1920 workmen on Merchant
ships Dec &. an increase OF 45.2 per
cent in nine weeks
Two and rhree shifts being IN
stitnted where there was formerly
only n single turn.
Welcoming the investigation
Hurleys formal statement to the
committee pleaded for time. He did
NOT refer ~ past rows In the ,ship-
ping board and emergency feet
corporation, although the probers
expected 70 question him about
them
When Hurley took the helm on
July 81. 1917. following the Den.
man .eiocthals row there We're IN
der contract $4,000 tons wooden
ships. 100000 tons composite ships
and 5S7 600 tons OF steel ships
Since then additional contracts,
ar ounting 20 S,378200 tons steel
Shipping. and $4,000 tons wooden
have beon placed.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
TRAIN HITS
CUSTERB BUS:
3 KILLED
Five Others, Including
Soldier, Badly
Injured

RATTLE CREEK, Mich, Dec. o.
Three persons were instantly
Killed and Eve others seriously in
iurnd when tu automobile bus, op.
cf9ted between this city and Camp
C1-tcr was struck by the Cana
diaE Flyer NO the kendaltst. cross.
ing of tho Michigan Central rail.
road here last night
The dead:
ir- Ford Maboncy. age &C.
Mrs George Howell. 3S
Charles Mahoney. five
The injured
Mrs George Newlsnds Ollvet.
deep scalp wounds
Ford Mahoney arm and shoulder
I'M red
Fred Hines. scalp wound, body
bruises
Mrs Fred Hines, scalp badly cut,
body bruised
Robert y Anderson. top sergeant
company ~ 60th depot brigade
n 4d CUT hip injured home adj
dress. Hartford. Kan
William Bates. chauffeur: head
an3 arms injured
Tho crossinc was unprotected, &C.
cording 90 AN witnesses OF the acci
don't The driver declares he did
not see the train until II was only
Jew fcet Jway The bus struck
th, tender of tho locomotive and
was SWING around and struck by
Tive FIRST baggage car. The train
wrs operating az 45 miles an hour
Tto motor bus was demolished and
The victims carried along 'hc tracks
for many ya-ds
Nahoney and Hines are prom
mont merchants here. and Mrs
George Howell was the wifo OF the
electrical contractor who had charge
~ thc caHtonrlent construction.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
kAL TSC|I|lIDT1 JURY S1H.I
bALLOT|NG On VERD|C1 !

seems powsrless 10 handle" runs
the concluding paragraph OF call
for a citizens mass meeting in the
Detroit Board OF Commerce. Satur-
day evening. issued by the coal in
terests of the city. Plans for the
meeting were discussed in a meet
ing Of coal dealers and industrial
executives ia the Hotel POntchar-
train. Thursday afternoon. About
40 persons were present
The order of the fuel administra-
tion 10 the D. T. r. is as follows .
Mr F. W Brooks,
President Detroit United Ry-
Detroit. Mich.
Dear Under the authority
vested in IA by the United states
fuel administrator, II q. GARFIELD.
thru the Michigan fuel admins
traitor William * Pruddcn we
hereby require the Detroit United
railway and its subsidiary COM
panies within the county OF
Wayne 90 forthwith resume the
routing of cars and the skip stop.
sO-called, as In effect previous 70
Dec r.. 1917. together with tho
adoption OF a similar system on
any Of the lines not 20 arranged
at that time the whole 20 be sub
Ject 20 future notifications as
approved by US
We hereby require tho said rails
way 20 forthwith reduce the artt-
fetal illumination of tts cars 20
50 per cent OF normal or as near
that amount as the wiring ar
rangements OF tho cars permit
r.. y. WHITCOMB.
Chairman.
JAMES COUZENS.
CHARLES a. ltEAS
County Committee.
Federal Fuel Administration.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
BY LOWELL MELLETT

Sf1T CorrcgooHd'n' Unttcd Press
LONDON. Dec. ~ Great Britain
is in fun accord with President vii
SONS outline Of war aims, that tho
fight OF the worlds democracies TO
victory is not toward realization OF
selfish desires
Britain seeks no territorial cxten.
sion except that which am intcrna
tonal peace conference agrees ig
necessary 10 future security
The United pross IS in a position
20 state today that LLOYD, George s.
pledges are those developed hy
practically unanimous views of all
government circles
Of an the ringing uttersnces "
the premier in his war aims speech
Of yesterday Including The demand
of restoration and compensation for
invaded territory hose which, in
effect pledged adherence 20 Presi.
dent Wilson announced principle
that nati0nalists should bo permitted
10 work oW Ihoir own dostinies.
were regarded hero today as most
striking
In thus putting England cards
on Tho table the United Press is able
to prcscnt ihis outline of Great
'Brifans position from various high
SOURCES. following tho prime minis
tors revolution9ry ann0uncement OF
England colonial policy
While the Grrmap colonies arc re-
gardcd a8 non rcturnablc because
he peace conference must consider
The auro security OF the British
union os South Africa, set Britain
actually is NOT DESTROYS OF further
territory there. She demands only
The elimination of The standing men
ao OF Gc-mau military outposts
Britain is also not i'm sympathy
with. tho imperiaiistic demands at
tributcd to muotifies in other Allied
countries She agrees that certain
territorial raadiu-iments are ncccs'
sary but only for the purpose OF
guaranteeing future security
REGARDING Alsaco Lorraine Eng
land holds if fhp Germanlzcd portion
of Lorraine desires 90 remain Cor
man that secUon should he allowed
To be-. German territory but inc
BRITISH empire holds hat ihc great
er part of Lorraine as Wcll as AN or
Alsace. unmi akahly belongs 90
France
I'm the Balkans. adjustment of ter.
fuoriaI boundaries is held by Great
Britain to boz problem for decision
of Ono international peace BODY
but with adherence to President vii
SONS principle ot lines Of nations to
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21


When Judge Tutue began hts
charge 10 The jury in the Kalt-
schmidt case, Friday morning. the
court ~Dom was packed to the doors.
The biggest crowd that has attend
ed "a session Wss present and hum
dreds were turned away
Mon and women sat on one an
others laps. stood on wiudow ledges
and ou railings and crowded around
the Judges bench Not another per-
son could have been ismmed into
the room.
Members OF the state constabulary
exercised extraordinary precautions
20 make sure that no person could
Get into the room bearing guns.
bombs or other munitions az war.
Every person was searched and this
search was made on numerous dis
unguished citizens. for the constahu-
larry vas no rospcctor Of persona.
Mon and women whose names are
known 20 every school boy IN the
city on state were forced o submit
20 "frsklng"
The women defendants. an we're
fhc men appeared far more serious
than on any other occasion as judge
futile described The various OYens-
81 OF which thcv are accused and
told how severely they could be pun
shcd
The men sat silent with heads
slightly bowed and listened l1fently.
Mr. Ida Katschmidt Meet. unfl her
displat az condition Thursday after
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
RED TERMS
BY
FOE, REPORT
Berlin Wants. To Ex-
tort Advantages,
London Holds

LONDON, Pee 21.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch today from Pc
trograd asserted il was unoficlally
reported that the Germans had 10.
fused the Russian peace terms and
that the Bolsbeyiki delegation had
been recalled 10 Petrograd
The decision N accurately report
Cd does not moan resumption or
hostillties on the Russian front az
once. as complete stoppago ~ all
lighting for month has already
been agreed upon by terms OF thc
armistice
Tf The Germans have refused o
agree 10 the Bolsheviki terms DO was
believed mere the, did s0 in fun con
sciousncse % their strength with
which 10 cxtort enormous conces-
sious from The Russians The orig.
inal Bolshcviki requests were for
German withdrawal from occupied
islands In Riga bay and relinqu.sh
ment OF other Russian territory held
by the Teutons
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
Premier's Speech Is Ac-
cepted AS the Voice
Of Nation

By ca ri ~ GkDAI.
Stat Correspondent Cntcd Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec a.
Americas position toward peace
is unchanged, the state depart
n,ent officially stated today
u remains as Outlined by Pres
ldent Wilson In his message 70
congress. There can be no
peace negotiations with Hohen-
xollernism The department add
ed u had not received any Ger.
nan feelers either formally or
Informally. and was net advised
Of Russian Minister Trotsky's
statement that he had given the
Allies two months ~ which 20
join Russia's general peace"
movement
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
is TALKED
IN QUEBEC PARLIAMENT

QUEBEC Que Dec 2i.-The Quebec legislature % dis
the question of seeding from Canadas supremacy
resolution introduced today boy Francoeur deputy for Lot
bincer reads
THAT this house of the opinion that the province of
Quebec be disposed accept the rupture of the fedora
pact 1867 the opinion of the other provinces lis
believed that the said obstacle to the Union and
the progress and development Of Canada.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21

Highest temperature thiH date in
thc pnst 90 wears. 20 fn I~aft lowest,
a hrtow zero iu 1901.
One Hcnr ugo todnsf Highest tenn
pernturr, sos lowest. 2al mean. 20g
cloud, weather with .ui inch OF snow
tate ~ ntght
The sun sets Friday ~ 500 y. ~.
and rises snturdnH re Tt5T n. ~.
The moon sets saturday az tifo
"a,
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21

oh .atug Uur Association ~ Co-
.p.rnfIpn .f'a have mo- hIrH -F1l1rtei
fl..HH q. rHI At HIr savings Weu-
urr- Hrr et.rll llaInrrs and eh4rrt trr0
.lfa H tHf rfttf4 What arn- your
-7r.ur .H. ur fHr HH Why nHf
r.aH. r.ur If.ue. earn fUr best rate
Detroit a Northern Michienn
WufIdiuu a Inun Nn~urtntiuu,
Ha.I.NE NIrH t'.f "r1 A1F
WtNNU cat ItNs not JEH HTNf<
Three .naaInsa Ha.I| -fr".n' NHI'
dar f.Htur hHf
scarab Club open GO pubiic sat. z
60 q, addison Hotel i-Adt
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
Courtroom Is Jammeds
In Closing Scenes
Of Trial
JUDGES CHARGE
is MASTERPIECE
Kaltschmidt Says He'll
Make Statement If
Convicted

The jury IN the Kaltschmfat
bomb cases retired shortly be-
fore noon, and had not reached
verdict az 4:3o. Shortly after
returning from lunch at ?
o'clock the Jury sent for a COPY
~ Judge Tutle's charge Bat
tho court refused 70 send II to
the Jury room, saying il was
not the practice. A little later
the Jury asked for the siqned
eonfssslon made by Carl
Schmidt after his arrest in Port
Arthur. Ont, and this was sent
In
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
THE WEATHER

Detroit md vtcinity--irridsy night
and SATURDAY, cloudy, probably WITH
snow nurrir~i colder tonight; lowest
about ~ deRreesI fresh westerly
winds.
tower Michlgnn--Probnbty snow
nurrics tonight aud Saturdays much
colder tunigbtt fresh northwest
tNfuNs
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
RUSS JAP PACT
Barred BY REDS

WASHINGTON, Dec .2t.--
Japan is anxious to strike at
Germany by occupying Siberia,
according 10 advioes reaching
here today. This Information,
coupled with Russian publication
Of an all9ged Russian.Japanese
agreement 20 pounce on any ns-
ton attempting supremacy In
China created a profound i'm
preston In official and diplomat
ic quarters.
PETROGRAD. bee e1.-Text OF "A
secret RussoJapaaese treaty dated
March {, 1916. providing FOR an Of
fcnsive alliance OF those two powers
against any other power attempting
political supremacy in China. was
made public by the Workman and
Soldiers Soviet today
The statement said IN was believed
this pact referred 20 the United
States
The treaty was signed By Former
Foreign MinistTT Sazono0 and Baron
MotOnO. japanese MINIS ter 10 Rus
sia. who latter became foreign min
jstor It expires in July 1921
a high foreign Office leader today
declared that sh, pface literature
circulated hy the soviet had greatly
Influenced German on the Rus IAN
front These Germans. 10 was DE-.
clared. mo longer desire to 6ghtton
pnt-frunt." Thc Soviet has been
revealing an secret treaties and
agreements of former Russian re-.
Fimr-
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Camera shop 81 Grand River west
Adv
Family NRnshinE rc per IN. Mas
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AdV
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
r a e Z: :. 8
New Orleans Results

FIRST RACE Five and ons-half
fur'oue MBrys Beau. 100 (Lyke)
wor. Oriental Girl 1Q7. (Wsilsl see
oud. King ef the Wind. I09 (kelsayl
third Time 1909 3-E
Second Race fQrlouBs Refugee,
II6 IAi Garner) won Blue Bannrc<.
11I tEohiusou) second. Sllvcv Sha-
piro li- tDorityJ, third. Time
1915 3-5.
NEW ORLEANS SCRATCHES
First Miss AGNES
Second Tours. JAS j. Cummings,
Taufvr. Cherry Belle. Mlcogirl.
Third Juvenile Aunt Liz.
Fourth Cheer Leader.
Weather cIcRr. track good.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
Camp Custer Would
Welcome OverShoes
B. -HlNuLD D WILlOT.


gifts of delayed equipment soldiers whether made by the Mc
prepaedne individuals
gratefully accepted one Of The camps greatest needs h Tor
2500B pairs of uvershoe7
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
FRENCH REPEL
GERMAN RAID
Local Attack ArOund st
Quentin Thrown
Back

PARIS. Dec a big German
raid. paftakne almost of the nature
OF n hichiy local leLaftack. was re.
pulsed around - quentin at
po.u eN, o Faert todays official
s'atcmen. rnBr'ed
tFayot s located 80 miles north
cosi q. s QucrtIn}
Tho tatomont also detailed arfll-
icy.pe on thc right bank of The
Ncusc. af FIeuu Hartmannswc.lcr
kcpl and Thaun
FREE StereOpticon Lecture
Br .rHrErI. .tt.n rHrIef-s
P-.rh.t. NHf pIrfrrrr Arcadia
Ntxt Sunday. f1H ~ 3d. Adv
The Pier Modern dancing Tonight.
A uHr" dancing f. enjoyed. Arrange
}elr parties Admls. .n f1r ADV
Mount Ciem~ns Mineral nath-
euro rHcurnH tsn ana blood rn-re
Adv
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21

prinftnn-ths ptsin neat tind--that
: riEhf-rtnass job DrUt.-Wufn fS2o.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
Late Bulletins
of World Events

ROME. Dec. zt.--aAt ASoione
and rast of the Brenta y,~ deprived
the enemy of considerable pOr-
ttau 81 hts TurEdny's gains do
cIRr~d todRy's official statement.
rAHIs. D~c. 2i.---AustrtH ~
pledged Co support Germany ga
reteution of Aisace-I Lorraine nr-
rortiug 60 dispatch printed to-
day in IL Mstfh puTpOrtinE 60 re
veal the text Of the ngreefnent
between the two biggest central
powers.
ROME. Dec. 2i.--'Ttaiv viii
never support separate ltHiinn
pence or take any action not
IoyaI 90 the nIitea." declared Dep
uts Gioiitu in the chamber ot
deputies toda}.
WASiIfNGTuN. uec. 2f.-Cnn-
dies tn the Window ON thristmns
cse-this b. the tribute american
homes shouid pn1 60 the soiAifr-
.o.er there" Dr. Anna Howard
shaw urged today. "a
CtEYELkNn. Onto. Dec. At"
seerrul armed bandits fhla after
noon cnte.ed the enst side
branch 81 'thr GHrnrid ~ntine@
bnnk mud while ONE MAN pointed
a revolver ne six crtpios ere, THE
Others entered rhe cashiers cnEe
mud took on rstfnlutcd amount
90 s5.oU0 md made their get
away lu nm automobile,
NmA Yver GHIfert the cele
hN ..J .Frur srstr ana actrfts
W.i WAS hrtrI in Detro.t ast sea
created rra. ensation an.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21
. War in Pictures

The Times Illustrations of daily develop
ments is unsurpassed by any newspaper IN
the United states. See last page.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-21

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
TEUTON RAIDER LOOSE IN ATLANTIC
Hits British and French Shipping Hard

very fast vessel, well armed, with tor.
pedo tubes, her funnel painted black
and two masts. '.l
A warning last Friday that there was
o raider loose on the seas placed her
probable field of operations then as
latitude Z south, longitude 25 west.
The British admiralty announced De-
cember 8 that disguised German of
the mercantile type had been intercept.
ed BY a British natrol boat of Scot.
land and then permitted TO proceed, IN.
der the impression that IL was the
Dutch steamer Gamma. 100 =
Steamers mentioned in the despatch
above as sunk or captured are rs fol-
lows, according to the latest maritime
registers here: F's'
.DramatistA 54I5 tons, built at Glas.
gov 1914, owned by Charente
steamship Company, Ltd; home port,
liverpool.
Radnorshire- 431o tons, built at Sun.
derland 1913, owned by Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company; home port,
London. +l
Minta-206l tons, built at Glasgow,
Scotland, 1866, and owned by the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company;
home port, London. This is probably
the vessel referred to above as the
"MiniehP9
Netherby Hall--446l tons. built at New
castle 1915, owned by Ellerman Line,
Ltd; home port, London. ~.
Mount Temple 9792 tons, built at New
castle 1901, and owned by Canadian
Pacific Railway, with home port at
Liverpool. " III
King George 1889 tons, built 1906 at
Middlesboro, owned by the Freshfield
Steamship Company, Ltd; home port.
Glasgow. Fga y VIZ
voitaire- -s61s tons. built at Glasgow,
1907, and owned by the Lamport q.
Holt Company, Ltd; home port,
( Liverpool. " ,t4Fl
Georgian 33ls tons, built at Belfast
by Harlan Wolf, in 1890, and owned
by the Leyland Line of Liverpool.
Yarrcwdale- 1862 tons, built at New
castle 1912, and owned by Mackell
Steamship Company, Ltd, with home
port in Glasgow. a s'-t'h
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
UNIONS
OFFICERS NAMED
Former Governor Frear Elected
Deacon With John N. Whit
ney; Reports Are Read

Officers of Central Union church
were elected at the annual meeting
last night.
Walter F. Frear and John NJ. Whit
ney were elected deacons. Other of.
feers are: Deaconesses, Mrs. Andrew
Brown and Miss Margaret l.. Hopper;
councillors, Arthur +. Grifiths and
Robert d. Williams; clerk, Ernest P.
Chase; treasurer, Stanley Livingston;
Bible school superintendent. Arthur
4. Larimer; chief usher; Charles H.
Anterior; trustees, Frank c. Ather,
ton, Clarence H, Cooke and William
l.. Whitney. "
After chowder supper, served by
committee of the women's society,
Miss Bernice Holmes sang, accom-.
panied by Mrs. J. Oscar Phillips. Re
ports were heard from the clerk,
treasurer of the trustees, treasurer of
the church, woman's board, women 5
society, mems league, Christian en-
deavor Society, Bible school superin.
tendent and Bible school treasurer.
Dr. ]. H. Williams, acting minister,
spoke. Reports of the election tellers
were heard The meeting concluded
with the singing Of the doxology.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-19
Berlin Reports That Assault
Which London Declares Was
Successful. Proved Minor Vic
tory At Heavy Cost Of Men
RUSSIANS POUND HARD
At ENEMY IN RUMANlA
German General staff Admits
That Won Mackensen Has Been
Forced To Withdraw His Ad-
yanced Post From yadeni
tAs.oei4.sd Pres. By Federal wIr.l....,

mi EW YORK, January l8-
~ After a lengthy period of
comparative quiet the British
north Of the Somme river struck
at the German lines defending the
little town of Beaucourt, on the
Arras-Albert railroad, and conse-
quently in direct line with the
Allied advance in the direction of
Bapaume.
The smash was effective, for
the British reports tell of six
hundred yard gain over a front that
extends from Beaucourt to the ham,
let of Citecalonne. The Germans
made desperate efforts to retake
the ground lost because of its stra-
tegic advantages, but failed al
though they launched a number of
successive waves of men against
the new British trench line.
Berlin, admits the retirement
here, but claims that the British
paid dearly in men for the ground
they took. ,g..G.
In the Rumanian theater of the
war the situation, while still dark
for the Entente Alliesis not so bad
as it has been. I 1t is believed that
the Run1anian army has now at last
succeeded in Withdrawing behind
the protecting line of the Sereth
river, and that the Russians have
also been able to rush sufficient re-
endorsements to the fronts to hold
the Teutonic columns in check, aud
even to assume the offensive in
some sectors of that front. Berlin
yesterday admitted that the Russo
Rumanian forces on the Rumanian
front made violent attacks to re-
capture positions recently taken
from them: AT Vadeni the Teu-
ton outposts returned to their lines
in the face of superior numerical
strength. Elsewhere the enemy
was repulsed with heavy losses.
In its reports of the fighting on
the western front Berlin claims that
troops from Hanoverain regiments
entered the French trenches on the
heights near Combles, north of
Peronne, and returned with a NUM-
Der of prisoners. H.. 49,. - =
On other fronts the fighting is
not of an important character, be-
ing confined for the most part to
artillery actions, =, r ..