Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-01-06

Germany is ready to grant greatly
modified peace terms, according TO in
formation obtained in official circles.
The chief modification in this version
Of the latest German peace terms is
the abandonment by Berlin of the pro-
posal for the establishment tot Poland
and Lithuania, as independent king
doms and the proposal to pay a Bel
gian indemnity Offset by allied in
IDENTITIES.
A Petrograd dispatch says: In the
course of an order issued to all the
units of the Russian army the EN-
inequalities in the technical resources
for warfare as between the allies and
the central powers are being gradually
removed. The result. the order points
ont, Is that the enemy strength is APP
parently waning. while that of Russia
aud her allies is certainly growing"
The five-day battle in eastern Wal
laehia has resulted in the piercing of
the Russian lines at several points,
army headquarters announced at Der
lin. The Russians were defeated def
nitely southwest of Rimnik-Sara Sew
eral fortified villages have been cap
tured by the Teutonic Danube army.
The capture of $500 Russian pris-
oners in the Roumanian theater of war
was announced by the German war Of
fee at Berlin. The strongly defended
ROumanian village of Filipesti, on the
Buzeu-Zraila railroad, has been cap
tured by storm by Austro-German
troops.
The London Daily Chronicle says it
understands a Swedish note, Identical
in purpOrt with the note of the Swiss
government concerning President VIII
sons peace Initiative. has been present
ed to the belligerent governments.
The reply of the German allies TO the
peace note of President Wilson was
given to Ambassador Gerard at Ber-
lin. 1t failed to name any peace terms.
The reply renews the offer made by
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hol.weg on
December 81, TO enter Immediately
into a peace conference.
Two Italian patrol boats were sunk,
one Italian destroyer was set on fire
and three others were damaged by
shells during a raid by four Austro-
Hungarian destroyers in Otranto
channel. the Vienna admiralty an
nOunced. A dispatch from Rome says
three destroyers were damaged.
South of Maghdadah, in Egypt. Brit
ish troops have destroyed Turkish po-
sitlons. More than 1850 Turks have
been captured. says an official dispatch
to London from Cairo.
The Overseas News agency, Berlin,
quotes the German press as saying:
by an official utterance the British
government openly admits that its
merchant ships have been armed for
attack"
The presence on this side of the At
lantic of a formidable fleet of allied
warships was indicated definitely at
Boston. The vessels are known official
ly as commerce protectors. They are
heavily armed and disguised.
Germany handed TO the neutral ma
tions whose services she asked In for
warding peace suggestions to her enc
mics, a sealed packet containing the
specific terms upon which she was will
ing to make peace, according to a re-
port in circulation at Rome. The
packet was to be read and forwarded
to Germany's enemies only In case
those powers actually requested terms.
A Reuter- dispatch to London from
Amsterdam says: German newspa-
pers are being instructed to declare
that the Somme battle now has been
really finished. They state that the
German position now is stronger than
on July /.
In the Dobrudja the left wing of the
Roumanian army abandoned Isaktcha
Qsaccea) and Tultcha (Tulcea),
which places were occupied by the
Teutons, says a Petrograd dispatch
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