The Elbert County tribune., 1917-09-14
GERMANY Will
SUBMIT TERMS
KAISER READY TO GRANT FREE
DOM TO ALsAcE, REPORT AT
WASHINGTON.
TEUT0N SHIPS SHELLED
SLAvS HALT AND PLAN BATTLE
AND FRENCH GAIN ON BANK
OF MEUSE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin.=Russian forces have begun
an offensive against the Austro-Ger-
man troops southeast of the Austrian
crownland of Bukowina The German
general staff reports that the Russians
obtained only local advantages near
Solka.
London.-Casualties in the British
ranks reported during the week OF
Sept IL show a total of 26,626 officers
and men as follows: Officers killed
and died of wounds. 1874; men, 4,1S3
Officers wounded or missing. 5s1;
men, 21,67S.
Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France.-The Associated
Press is able to give approximately
the figures representing the man pow
er of Germany in the war at the pres
ent time, together with the casualties.
as follows: Fixed formations on the
various fronts, employed on lines of
communication and stationed in the in
terror, 100000. Divisions undergoing
formation and men in depots. 600,0 900.
Losses in killed, permanently disabled
and prisoners. 100000 Wounded un-
der treatment in hospitals. 100000. To
tai, 10.600,000.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Russians
have launched an offensive near Riga
and temporarily checked the advance
of the Germans. A death battalion"
put the Teutons to rout northeast of
the big seaport
Rumanian forces also have assumed
tacks against the enemy in the Trotus
and Oituz valleys.
Furious fighting continues for the
Monte San Gabrielle stronghold The
Italian official statement denies the
claims made by Austria several days
ago of recapturing ground near Her
mada.
Northeast of Verdun the French
consolidated the positions taken in as
saults on the crown princes army
British troops also have followed up
their gains and consolidated trenches
captured southeast of Hargicourt.
London. Sept. 1O.-Germany will
shortly be able to publish her peace
terms, according to DR.. Georg Mich
aelis, the German chancellor.
Austria reports the recapture of i'm
portant points near Hermada in the
Triest district. 1t is said 5000 Ital-
ians were taken prisoners. The Ital-
ian report did not mention any such
operation. The fight around Monte
San Gabrielle continues.
Russian batteries have shelled Ger
man ships in the Gulf of Riga, com
pelling them to withdraw.
Two British ships of more than s.
900 tons have been sunk by subma-
rines.
Washington, Sept. 10.-What pur-
ported to be an outline Of Germany's
! peace terms has been circulated
among diplomats here within the
/ last two weeks, but has been regarded
by the entente embassies and most of
the neutrals as "feeler." Briefly. the
so-called terms were as follows:
Restoration of Belgium and northern
rIance, W De phiu Ior OUT Oh tne Sale
! OF Germany's colonies to Great Brit
ain. Alsace and Lorraine to be indie
pendent states. (High French Off
cials recently have stated anew the
determination Of France to be salts
fled with nothing less than the recov-
cry of her lost provinces) Triest to
be free port" Serbia and Rumania
to be restored. and Serbia to have a
port on the Adriatic. The Balkan
question and the status Of Turkey to
be subjects for negotiation. Disarma-
ment and international police. Free
dom of the seas with Great Britain in
control of the English channel until
the projected tunnel is built between
Dover and Calais.