The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-01-04
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
European War News
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s*&'tt #:$s 49,


E1lrODeQrl War News
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 Bel
gian indemnity offset by allied in
IDENTITIES.
A Petrograd dispatch says: I'm the
course of an order issued to all the
units of the Russian army, the en-
peror, in brief review, shows how the
Inequalities in the technical resources
for warfare as between the allies ana
the central powers are being gradually
removed. The result, the order points
out, is that the enemy strength is ap-
parently waning, while that OF Russia
and her allies is certainly growing"
The five-day battle in eastern WAL
lachia has resulted in the piercing OF
the Russian lines at several points,
army headquarters announced at Ber-
lin. The Russians were defeated deli
nitely southwest of Rimnik-Sarat. SeV-
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 1t
understands Swedish note, Identical
in purport with the note of the SWISS
government concerning President Will
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. It failed to name any peace terms.
The reply renews the offer made by
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg on
December p, to enter Immediately
into peace conference.
Two Italian patrol boats were SUNK
one Italian destroyer was set on hre
and three others were damaged by
shells during 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-
sitions. 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 it's
merchant ships have been armed for
attack"
The presence on this side of the At
lantic of d formidable fleet of allied
warships was Indicated definitely at
Boston. The vessels are known official
ly as commerce protectors. Ihey are
heavily armed and disguised.
Germany handed to the neutral ma
tons 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 re-
port in circulation at Rome. Inc
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 l.
In the Dobrudja the left wing Of the
Roumanian army abandoned Isaktcha
Usaccea) and Tultcha (Tulcea),
which places were occupied by the
TeutOns, says PetrOgrad dispatch.
Domestic
The Union Pacific railroad is
blocked in Wyoming by snow for the
first time. it is said, in 20 years. Not
a nassenper t,uin is moving between