Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-01

GERMAN OFFICIAL ]
cABL EGRAMS

BERLIN. Germany. IAN officiaiI
anneuueement at the war office early
today says that on both the east and
3est fronts fighting today Ii limited
IN Romania the Russians have been
Thrown back to the bridge-heaa OF
Braila, against which our attack Is
progressing. N the D0brudja Rus
sian point q support at Macin was
captured.
German Army Headquarters. Dee.
81. =. Western sarena, Crown Prince
Ruppreeht.s grdllp: An artillery duel
was temporarily violent today sotth
|of Ia Bassee canal and on both sides
OF the Somme. as well as northwest
Of Rheims. On the south hank Of the
Ancre our Iongrange fire 1as set FIRE
10 several munitfon depots.
Eastern arena: Prince Leopold's
front: South Of Jacobstadt artillery.
activity increased. Archduke Josephss IS
lront: In the frontier mountains to-
ward Moldavia engagements are pro-
Eceeding favorable for MS German
troops north Of the Use valley eaptnr.
ed from the Bnssianss the height "a
Solymtar and na{nfained II against
strong counter4fhrlsts One officer
/ and 80 soldiers we're taken prisoner.
On both Sides e The Oituz valley
German and AUS flan Regiments took
Inmanian and Russian positions. and
ii Putna valley IN q hard struggle
made aleapces.
On Won AIackensenss front the
troops Of ron Morse1 and Lieut.. Cen.
lKuehner eDcountefed north and east
lof Rimnioul 6arak strong resistance.
especially on f'if edge of The moun-
tains. BY q strenuous attack they en-.
tered into the hostile positions and
IrHpuised strong cothterat, backs. Be,
tween Rimnicul and the Baxual river
loNlands terrain was gained under
Violent flghting.
Our Danube army Is -appr6. ming
1.-THE strongly fortified line southwest
1 of Vfaila. In the DObrudja HnI.ar.
iali troops have conquered and are
pressing toward Macin On the Mace.
donian front. strnma section. the Bul.
garian aud Turkish patrols have made
successful advances.
GERMANY ARMY HEABoUAR.
TIERS, Dee 81. Army group. Crown
II11t EQp1fechts No thWest Of Lille
|1|1 o. tie 80Innle 6sb6t daily f1c
north banks, and on isolated par|5 81
the Aisne front. the fire ipcr [sed
Hemp porafilyz Aflpances Of English fl|l
French patrols were ,tepeat tedty =
/ fbulsed.
Army group 81 the crowd prince:
1 on the isft bank 81 the Mouse tht
French during the day isnnth.1 s
against the new lines on 10. thomme
captured BY rs sepefs attaoks. intro
toesd By strong Gre AR were fe
East arena. Leopold's front The
Weathey being unfa4orahle, the usudl
activity Of trench fighting was les
Esened
sAfchduke Jossbh's front: IN the
snow covered forest OF the earpafli
i1ns successful patrol service va
Ido.6 DY the German rifles n ran
syIVania frontier mountains German
and Austrian 6ffacking troops. n spif<
il Of tenacious assistance, entered int
entranched positions and pushed fiit
thef aheid Is spite Of strong bountel
atfa1ks, during which he Russian.
left 10 officers and 81 sold n
prisoners, We taking also seven ma
chine guns
Won Nackensen's army OR inde
i Eatigable troops are following th<
enemy on the wI'0Ie front between The
mOuntains and the Danube and fighl
Is progressing northeast Of Visxiru
and Sntestf. on the Bezual river am
1t Slobiza: haH way between RIhnicul
sarat and Plaginesti, In central Ru
H4nfa.
Macedonian 'front.'. Only minor en-
gagements Of raiding detachmenfs a
struma river plain: