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Show VON MACKENSEN BREAKS THROUGH RUSSIAN LINE; I TAKES IMPORTANT TOWN I Teutons Capture 4,000 Prisoners and Three Guns on River Sereth Czar's Forces Lose More Ground Further North. I Field Marshal von Mackensen has broken through the strongly defended barrier before the river Sereth which the Russians had constructed at Fok-shani Fok-shani and has captured that important Rumanian town and taken nearly 4,000 prisoners and three guns in the process. proc-ess. The Russians also have lost ground further north along the Moldavian frontier between the Putna and Oituz valleys, Berlin announces. Towards the Danube Fokshaini, however, the latest reports showed a Russian offensive offen-sive cf some importance admittedly had succeeded in gaining ground from von Mackensen's forces. On the Franco-Belgian front, patrol and aviation operations are featured in the war office statements. Berlin reports considerable aviation activity an'l announces the bringing down of six hostile airplanes during the day. Berlin. Jan. S. By wireless ti Say-ville. Say-ville. The Russians and Rumanians were dislodged yesterday from strong ly fortified positions over a con:!d-?r-able front in southern Moldavia, rho war office announces. The important Rumanian town of Foksani has 'een captured and nearly 4,000 prisoners taken. Greek Statements to Entente. London. Jan. 8, 1:45 p. m. Renter's Athens correspondent says the Greek government has handed to diplomatic representatives of the entente a series ot statements 'in response to the last note of the allies. These statements, the despatch says, are neither a refusal re-fusal nor an acceptance of the entente note, but point out difficulties in tne way of compliance with some of he terms. An Athens despatch last Saturday said the Greek government had decided de-cided to reject certain clauses of the entente note which demands reparation repara-tion for the recent outbreak at Athens in which entente forces were fired on Quiet on the Somme. Paris, Jan. 8. Noon. Patrol n-gagements n-gagements occurred last night in the regions of Bouchavesnes, on the Scm-me Scm-me front and of Parroy forest in the Lorraine. Otherwise there was little activity. Strong Russian Attack. i Berlin, Jan. 8 By wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. Russian troops made another attack yesterday with strong forces on the northern end of the Russo-Calicnn ! front, near the Gulf of Riga. Today's official statement says the Russians succeeded in gaining more ground j on the Aa river, but elsewhere were repulsed. Austrian Minister Investigating. j PPans, Jan. 8, 5 a. m Baron Ag-nori Ag-nori Galuchowski, former Austrian foreign for-eign minister, has spent several weeks at Veviva. according to a Geneva dis- I patch to the Matin. The dispatch says that the baron ostensibly came to visit a member of the Murat family who has refused to live in Austria since the war began and that his real object was to find out all he could in Switzerland Switzer-land regarding the intentions and tendencies ten-dencies of the allies and make a report re-port thereon to Emperor Charles. 1 Italians for United States. Pari- Jan. 8, 4 11 a m The Ital- I i lan press is filled with cordial com- ments on the conclusion of the con-; con-; ference of the allied leaders here. The one point emphasized by all is that ! the conference spells united action and firm resolution. Rations of Sugar. Paris, Jan. 8. 5 a m. M. Herriot, minister of supplies, has decided that the rations of sugar for the people shall be one pound and a half for each person per months after February 1. according to the Matin. It is expected a system of book coupons will be adopted, each coupon giving the right to a certain quantity at the grocery The object in restricting the sale of j sugar is to reduce purchases abroad and release shipping for more urgent Ir" needs. Sinking Merchant Ships. London, Jan. 8, 2:20 p. m. The sink- j ing of one neutral steamer and two schooners flying the flags of entente nations, was reported today. They were the Norwegian steamship Lauper of 1,40? tons gross and the British schooner Brenda and the Russian i schooner Seemel. |
