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Show RUSSIANS CAPTURE BUKOWiNAHEiGHTS CLAIM TO HAVE BROKEN LINE OF THE AUSTRIANS IN BESSARABIA BES-SARABIA CAMPAIGN. German and Austrian Troops In Serbia Reportjd to Have Been Glvri Or-dcrs Or-dcrs to Drive the Alllebut of Greece. ' London. Russia's campaign In Bessarabia Bes-sarabia continues to bo tho most Important Im-portant vlslblo war activity. From tho Prlpet to tho Roumanian frontier, dvor a front of at least 300 miles, a hugo Russian force with a great appearance ap-pearance of confldenco is hurling sledgehammer blows nt the opposing force, which, according to nil accounts, ac-counts, totals at least 1,500,000. Potrograd still claims considerable successes in the early stages of tho campaign and dispatches emphaslzo tho excellent equipment, supplies and munitions that Russia laid up for this purposo during a period of comparative compara-tive passivity. Somo London observers, speculating speculat-ing on the meaning of tho Bessarabia move, hall It as ono of the most ambitious ambi-tious strategic plans slnco tho beginning begin-ning of hostilities, and predict thnt it will provo a colossal attompt to break tho backbone of tho Germanic allies' wholo lino across tho Balkans. An Athens newspaper states that martial law will bo declared on January Janu-ary 15 and that tho chamher of deputies depu-ties has been summoned to meot on tho 17th to ratify its proclamation, according to a dispatch received here. A Berlin newspaper declares that ordera havo been given to tho German and Austrian troops in Serbia to advance ad-vance into Grccco and attack tho French and British. It is said that Germany has communicated com-municated to Grceco her deslro to clear Grecian territory of tho entcnto allied forces. Tho German minister at Athens, this dispatch says, told Premier Skouloudls the best interests of Greece demanded tho removal of tho French and British, Inasmuch as in tho existing circumstances Grecco would be exposed to danger from tho troopB of tho central powers, which havo been ordered to pursue tho allies al-lies on Greek territory. |