The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-08
vON MACKENSEN HAS
SMASHED STRONGLY
DEFENDED BARRIER
BUILT BY RUSSIANS
Field Marshal Breaks Through
Defense of Enemy Before River
Sereth and Captures Important
Rumanian Town of Fokshani.
SLAVS ALSO LOSE ON
MoLDAvIAN FRONTIER

nObDhNAAN RON ~ AEh
Patrol and Aviation Operations
Feature on the Franco Belgian
Front; Berlin Reports Six Hos
tile Airplanes Brought Down.
lBy Eyeuing Herald Leased wire1
Field Marshal Won MackCnsen has
broken through the strongly defend
ed barrier before the river Sereth
which the Russians had constructed
at Fokshani, has captured that i'm
portant Rumanisn town aud taken
nearly 1000 prisoners and three guns
in the process.
The russians also have lost ground
! further north along the Moldavian
frontier between the Putna aud
Otuz valleys Berlin announces.
Towards the Danube from FOX
| shaui however the latest reports
showed a Russian offensive OF some
| importance which admittedly had
succeeded IN gaining ground from
won Mackcnscn's forces.
ON the Franco Belgian front pa
/ troll ANA aviation operations are fca.
| tured iu the war office statements.
! Berlin reports considerable aviation
activity and announces the bringing
down OF slN hostile airplaues during
/ ,hr day
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| from Washington aOout government
ianairs is Of such importance that IL
I frequently affects the Cuuutry's secur-
ilt!os. | mean also leaks from the SUI
prcmc court advance Information on
decisions, advance Information ON i'm
! portant senatorial matters, action on
congress committee cabinet AFFAIRS
ana advance Information direct trom
The White House itself
From that he led into charges of l
/ "prencdltatcd. deliberately figured
cut. deliberately worked out robbery
Of the American people through
United states stocS bam olers"
Knows Who T. Responsible.
lie said he knew who was rcspOu-
sinle tor tn clcak and reiterated he
was convinced m, committee did not
want an Investigation. He reviewed
lhis recent trip 90 Washington.
Il camc To Washington said ne,
.to aid Iu an AN honest Investigation.
Iunly to have he'll lamuastcd out OF
me ~ sull ass congress convened.
Promptly when the senate met "a
lcath,r-lmgcd. scwcr-Eonthcd OLD
hlithcr-kitC--."
The chairman stopped Lawson
There aud then followed row b'-
tween Lawson and Representative
lChipcrneld which was unintclltsiulo
.ey,u TO the official st,uograph'r
Cha rmun Henry raped tor urdcl
and Lawson roarcd. - don propose
10 be- bulldu1cd and / viii not be m-
Inundated
Finally after more wranrling, hS
an unanimous vote uf the committee
Ian OF t.aw-on'- heated speech Wa
lstruck from the records The chIii
man thon began 90 question him.
"Yuu stated that there was q leak
lWnl you give the committee the nam
Of the person who carried The leak "a
Wall srcct from Washington
Lawson replied that the oulN Na
h, could give the identity ut tn
bearer of IN" leak would be- tu Niu
ate confidence, and hc could NO
'IY. .r
"pn van know AN, u9mos," a,
ir,,rJ,J chairman FI,nt,
a>,t Ina , lrn,l scnsr
IN, .,,,i. lp,N Of ,u,. iu ,,,,, SENSE r
"Db knew there Wa "a leak.
iI3vsor returned and l,nowina thor
lv.,s , te,t, must hyN. some boa
lr.rnetior
Noid. Direct Answer
Asked If l, refused ,o answer th
,gu,.tiou. lawson avoided dire,
lousver
am ,,u Lnuv amy p,reuue yh
prnfitcd np tho day Of the leak '"
Il prnb,bI, do Lawson said. DBL
rrobabl, nrnfitol myself" lie a,
, E, 4, process OF elimination. chan