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THE WAR. Friday. BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK. In the extreme southern corner of th.3 Bukovina, south of Mount Bctosi, the R-its- sian. have had a success, taking 600 pri- soners, thre -2atitoii, I16 machine-guns, and other material in an attack on the enemy's positions. The British transport Ivernia was sunk hv an enemy submarine in the Mediterran- rar-ean on January 1. The Admiralty an- nounced last night that the nurnbar of wen miegin g is 120 and that 33 of the crew are also missing. The "Times" well-informed correspon- dent at Athens describes the increasingly hostile attitude of the Greek Press towards the Allies. He says that the papers would rever dare to write as they aro doing with- out encouragement from the Government. The Times" Washington correspondent, commenting on the news that the German terms are to be disclosed to President Wilson, sava that the situation in the United States is fluid" and changes from hour to hour. Saturday CAPTURE OF BRAILA. Braila has fallen to the Germans. They reported its capture yesterday in an evening communique.' But it was evident from their earlier communique' yesterday that its fall was i.ear. In this ihey announced that the lussian bridgehead position of Brailo had been pitarood by German divisions to- gether wkh auxiliary Auetro-Hungarian de- tachments." lt, French aeroplanes made a bombing ex- pedition on Thursday night, attacking enemy aerodromes arid railway stations and the cantonments of Roye. The King of Bulgaria visited the, Ger- man Headquarters on W ednesday and had a conference with the Kaiser lasting several hcurs. Intrigues in Gift^co arrairist the Al.ies stij continue. Greek reservists have blown up a bridge t,outh of Laris^a 'n order to im- pede the transfer of Greek troops to the Pf loponnesos in compliajice with the /.lhes' demands. Monday GREAT RALLY OF THE RUSSIANS. The Russians, pressed back almost to the Streth lines, nave rallied before them, and have delivered what the Germans (all" a great relief attack"* on a front of 15J miles. News cf this attaok. oomee io far from the Germans alone. Their bulletins habitually contain later news than those from Tetro- grad, but there arc indications of a rally on the Sereth in yesterday's commanique from Petrograd. The Germans say that the Russian attack only gained ground in the direction of OOllesti" and elsewhere broke down with heavy losses. General Smuts is pressing his operations against the main body of the German* in East Africa. They are in the valley and delta of the lower Rufiji River. A Correspondent at Athens tells us that it is thought that King Constantino's reply to the Allied Note will be evasive. It ;s ex- pected within two or three days." From various quarters comes information that Germany is indulging in threats of in- creased severity, and is protesting that, since the Allies will not listen to peaco pro- posals, it is their fault if neutrals euffer. Tuesday. The Germans have taken Focsani, and have thus turned the western extremity of the Sereth lines. Theae lines run east from Fbcsani. They are not identical with the course of the Sereth river itself, which affords tho Russians a new defensive posi- tion. The enemy claims to have taken 3,910 prisoners, three guns, and several mach'ne-guns. Meanwhile there are indi- cations of Russian clperrions at other points on the Eastern front. There has been activity for some daysi near Riga. The Russians have advanced their lines and have taken about 800 prisoners, with 16 guns. This fighting is SO mileg west of Riga. The Germans assert that they have made successful counter-attacks and have taken 1,30C prisoners. But the gain of ground is with the Russians, who have ad- vanced their front four milee at one point. The Allied Ministert in Conference at .Rome have drawn up a fresh Note for im- mediate presentation at Athene. The new Note is believed to demand unequivocal ac- ceptance of the demands made by the Allies in their Notes of December 14 and 31. King Constantine is given not more than 48 hours in which to reply. Wednesday. RIGA BATTLE. From the Riga region to that of Jacob- stadt, on the Eastern front, Russian attacks are being made with persistence. The Russian report yesterday dhows that an at- tempt by the Germans to stay them by counter-attacks was unsuccessful. In the River Dvina, east of Glaudan, an island has been captured by the Russians. The -,Rus- isians announce that their troops in .Ru- mania harve fallen back to new positions along the line of the river Sereth and its western tributary, the Putna. In the fight- ing which iesulted in the fall of Focsani, the Germans and Austrians claim to have taken prisoners officers and 5,400 ^a.nti and file, with three guns and 10 machine .guns Headquarters last night said the British troops had successfully entered enemy trenches opposite Hullueh; that the British guns had been actpve on both banks of the Ancre and in the Gomme- court region; that there had been mutual artillery activity at a number r,f other points; and that "our bombardment of an enemy strong point north of Lieltje caused a large explosion." < Thursday number of successful enterprises have been carried out by British troops during the past twentv-four hours at various points of the front. At Beaumont Hamel we took 140 prisoners. The news from Rumania is distinctly better. In an ex- ploit in Mesopotamia the Indian division, with great dash, captured the enemy s ire riches on a front of 1,000 yard* and took seven officers and 155 men as prisoners 'On the «me day the Turkish position at Sanna-i-Yet was bombarded and the enemy's lines were raided successfully in tthre^e places. It is unofficially reported that Greece has accepted the Allies Note in its entirety.

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