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Show , VV51K on 1 RUSSIANS IN WALLACHIA r Czar s Troops Being Rapidly Pushed Back to , Sereth River in Moldavia Great Success Scored on Railway North of Buzeu. Field Marshal von Mackensen is continuing his sledge hammer blows upon the Russians in northeastern Wallachia and is rapidly pushing them back to the lino of the river Sereth in Moldavia. He won a victory vic-tory yesterday and captured an additional addi-tional 3000 prisoners. The most recent attack appears to have scored its greatest succoss in the region of Himnik-Sarat on the railway twenty miles northwest of Buzeu. Tho Teutonic forces have pushed forward beyond Rimnik-Sarat The Austro-German forces are advancing advan-cing in the direction of tho important Rumanian grain and oil storehouse of Braila, on the Danube. Across the Danube from Braila, the German-Bulgarian-Turkish forces made headway in their attack upon the Malchin bridgehead where the last remaining Russian forces in Do-brudja Do-brudja are hanging on to the northwestern north-western corner of the province. On the other war fronts the fighting fight-ing has been of a minor character. The French on the Somrao front have been successful in extensive mining operations. Berlin, in its report on the western front fighting, announces tho loss of eight airplanes by tho entente. en-tente. Germany has replied to tho Swiss peace note in a manner similar to that of the German reply to President Wilson's note, reiterating the proposal propos-al for a conferenco of tho belligerents. same Interest and In the same general spirit and will convey in addition a cordial tribute to tho hospitality extended ex-tended by the Helvetian republic to invalid war"prisoners. The diplomat in question said that as far as what he considered the intimation in-timation in President Wilson's communication com-munication regarding tho maintenance of the territorial integrity of the belligerents bel-ligerents in an ultimate peace settlement settle-ment is concerned, the answer lay less with the central powers than with their adversaries. The latter, he said, had openly proclaimed as their goals of war tho detachment of Al-sace-Loraine from Germany; Gallcia, Bukowina and the Adriatic produces from Austria-Hungary; and Constan-inople Constan-inople and Armenia, from Turkey. As to the prospect that peace will I result directly from tho present nego-tlations nego-tlations and Interchange of notes, Swedish Steamer Sunk. London, Dec. 2S, 11 a. m. Lloyd's Shipping agency announces that the Swedish steamer Friga is believed to have been sunk. Eight Airplanes Lost. Berlin, Dec. 28, by wireless to Say-vllle. Say-vllle. Eight airplanes were lost by the entente allies in yesterday's fighting fight-ing on the western front, the war office of-fice announces. The text of the statement reads: "Western front: Isolated sections of the Flanders front and the Somme salient were temporarily under strong I artillery fire. "The activity of the aerial forces was of the liveliest sort. Tho enemy in aerial engagements, or through the operations of our defensive aircraft lost eight airplanes." French Repulse Germans. Paris, Doc. 2S. Noon. French troops last night repulsed small attacks at-tacks near Lechenoy on the Somme and on the eastern slope of Hill 304 west of tho Mouse in Verdun region, the war office announced today. Mines sprung by the French near Beuvraignes on the Somme front caused great damage "to tho German defenses. One of tho explosions produced pro-duced a crater 120 yards long and 40 yards wide. The French flying corps yesterday attacked several blast furnaces and. steel mills. The airplanes were aid-1 ed in tho attacks by two dirigibles. there is no marked display of optimism optim-ism in either official or unofficial circles. cir-cles. The example of the Portsmouth negotiations which ended the Japanese-Russian war, is, however, some, times recalled. The diplomat already quoted expressed tho personal opinion opin-ion that the entente would probable reject the erman proposal for a conference con-ference in a neutral country. He said that if tho proposal was accepted Switzerland was the most probable place for the meeting because of Its central position, telegraphic and ade-as ade-as to its neutrality. Amstordam, via London, Dec. 2S, S:40 a. m. A Vienna despatch says that privy councillor Rudolf Selghart, governor of tho Austrian land credit bank, has resigned at the request of Emperor Charles. He is succeeded by Ritter von Leth. |
