New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-19
TEUTON FORCES
TAKE Two TOWNS
ROUT RUSSIANS ALONG SERETH
CAPTURING kOTUMiKHALi
AND vADENI.
TURKS WIN AT M|HALEA
ENTENTE ALLIES LOSE ANOTHER
WAR VESSEL; ROME REPORTS
CAPTURE OF SUBMARINES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin.-Dr. Alfred Zimmerman
the German foreign minister, in
formed the Associated Press that, ir
his opinion, the entente reply to Pres
ident Wilson's peace note bars The
possibility for the present of further
German steps to bring about peace.
Washington, Jan. 1G.-Great Britain
has addressed to President Wilson a
series of sensational charges hat the
United States has been guilty of nu'
merous violations of neutrality from
which the entente allies have suffered
great damage. These charges are to
be made the basis after the war for
claims upon the United States.
Berlin.-Under fierce attacks the
Teutonic allies have made further
progress against the Russians along
the Sereth, southwest of Galatz, cap
turing the village of Kotumikhali and
the town of Vadeni, on the railroad be-
tween Braila and Galatz, six miles
from Galatz.
On the northern end of the Russian
front, in the vicinity of Riga, the Ger
man delivered a heavy attack, but
were repulsed.
The entente allies have lost anoth-
er war vessel in the destruction by an
explosion at Yokasuka of the Japan
ese battle cruiser Tsukuba.
Rome reports the capture Of two
Austro- Hungarian submarines.
Fierce fighting along the lower Ser
eth line resulted in the capture by
Turkish troops of the Rumanian town
of Mihalea, northwest of Braila, and
400 men of its garrison. Others of
the defending force, attempting to es-
cape, were drowned in the Sereth.
The Bulgarians have taken a monas-
terry near the confluence of the Buzeu
and Sereth rivers.
Entente forces advancing toward
Stravina in Macedonia were checked.
London, Jan. 13.-In a proclamation
to the German people the emperor
says that Our enemies have dropped
the mask, admitted their lust of con
quest and their aim to crush Germany
and enslave Europe and the seas, but
they will never achieve their aim.
Burning Indignation and holy wrath
the emperor, will redouble the
strength of every German. God, who
planted the spirit of freedom in Ger
hearts, will give us the full vic
Washington, Jan. 10 President
Wilson has decided to transmit to
Germany the reply of the entente
allies to his peace proposal. He has
not decided, SC far as can be learned.
to send with the allies note
an inquiry concerning Germany's at
titude toward further peace negotia-
tons in view of the entente answer.
The British have been successful in
raids north of Arras, and the French
nave captured prisoners in a sortie in
he Vosges.
The forces of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, while apparently inactive
around Fokshani, are reported to be
progressing between Braila and Ca
atz. The Russians have been pushed
pack farther toward the Sereth and
he town of Laburtea has been taken.
The sinking Of the Italian battle
hip Regina M%argherita, of 10000 tons,
N Dec. II with a loss of CTS men is
announced officially in Rome. Two
hundred and seventy of the crew es-
'aped.
In the Oituz valley in Moldavia the
Austro-G Germans continue to advance
.gainst the Russians and Rumanians,
While in the Suchitza valley they re-
'ulsed attacks by the Russians.
A Turkish official report of Jan. IL
avs a British cruiser of the Juno
ype was sunk by Turkish gunfire in
he eastern Mediterranean.