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A despatch from London says: The I ing bad British transport Ivernia has been troops. sunk by a submarine, it was officially soldiers, announced on Thursday night. The fire miss text of the report reads: “The Ivernia 4 engineer was sunk by an enemy submarine in flicers." the Mediterranean on January 1, dur- I BRiTESH TRANSPfiRT WERNHA Four Officers, 120 Soldiers and 33 ,of the Reported as Missing" “Gen. Sir Douglas Haig to-day corn‘ mands the largest army Great Britain ever levied on her soil. The number of efféctives in the British army in France on Jan. 1 was nearly 2,000,000 men, completely trained and ready, A special despatch from the British front in France says: 2,000,00Q BRITISH SOLDEERS 0N 'E'EE FRENEEE FRQNT ANNE This is Entirely Exclusive of the Forces Employed in Seven Other Theatres of the War. A despatch from London says :â€" Sir Douglas Haig’s troops have car- ried out another successful daylight raid south-east of Arms. The British entered the German trenches over a wide front, and penetrated to the en- emy’s third line. Many dugouts were destroyed and extensive damage oc- casioned to the iefences. A similar raid was attempted by the Germans south of Wytschaete, but the attack- ers were driven off in disorder. The British captured two hostile posts with their occupants. .. MEAT THE ENEMY IN EAST AFRHCA REACE mm TE-EHRD mm Successful Daylight Raid By British on Wide Arras Front. “In East Africa our forces, in the vicinity of Kissakis, south of the Ulu- guru, Hills, assumed the offensive New Year’s Day. They stormed the en- emy’s strongly-entrenched lines in the Mgeta Valley, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing several guns and' howitzers. Pursuing- the en- emy we approached, on January 3, the Tiogowali River, eleven miles northwest of Kibambawe.” - - . .' ' lfields Limited an English concern ['1 0 1 101‘s ’ B “Sh Take Strong P bt loutbid United States Companies iii and Inflict Heavy Casual- lproposals opened on Thunsday for ' ‘ 16-inch and 14â€"inch armor piercing hes on the Foe' projectiles for the United States navy. A despatCh from London says =â€" Not only are the English Company’s .The following official communication, figures more than $200 per projectile Was issued by the War Office on: below the nearest American competit- Thursday night: ,‘or. but; the time is cut in half. the 0f one thing France is certain: that under Field Marshal von Hindenâ€" burg Germany is mustering all her resources for the decisive stroke, and, if the past is to be a guide for the fu- ture, she will deal this blow with the same lightning-like speed with which she launched her legions across neu- tral Belgium in the opening campaign of 1914. military forces now at their maximum she is preparing for' her supreme effort of the war. 'Germany has called to the colors another class of recruits which will reinforce her active armies by more than half a million men. With her For months the possibility of an in- vasion of Swiss territory has been talked of in Paris as a possibility. To- day, in the opinion of the French press, it has become a probability. A despatch from Paris says: France fears a dash by the German armies across neutral Switzerland, in a desperate attempt to turn the French and Italian lines, and relieve the pressure of the allied forces. FRENCH FEAR GERMAN DASH OVER NEUTRAL SWITZERLAND Distinguished French Writer Urges Britain to Take Over More of Western Front, So France May Be Prepared For Any Lightning Stroke From von Hindenburg. This view is expressed in La Vie- SUNK EN TE ing bad weather and while carrying troops. Four military officers and 116 soldiers, as well as 33 of the crew are missing. The surgeon and chief engineer are among the missing of- fleets." “This figure only refers to the ] ish forces in France, and is exclu of those employed in the defence Great Britain, Ireland, India, Sale] Egypt, Mesopotamia and Africa.” day or night, to receive orders from their commander-in-chief. iRUSSIANS TAKE 300 PERSONS KILLED IN FORMOSA EARTHQUAKE German Attack in Galicia Was Sanguinarily Repulsed. A despatch from Petrograd says: â€"The War Office reports: “Enemy attacks against our positions between the Tirul marsh, the River Aa, and south of the village of Kainzem, were repelled by our fire. During the bat- tle south of Lake Babit and south of Riga, 500 Germans were captured. In the region of the town of Retchni, northâ€"east of Veleiki, an enemy aeroâ€" plane landed. The aviators, an of- ficer and a private, were made pris- oner.” proposals opened on Thunsday for 16-inch and 14-inch armor piercing projectiles for the United States navy. Not only are the English Company’s figures more than $200 per projectile below the nearest American competit- or, but the time is cut in half, the shells to be delivered in the United States duty paid. A despatch from Washington says: â€"â€"Despite demands upon British muni- tion plants because of the war, Had- “At what point will they strike?" M. Herve asks. “Hindenburg’s pet objective is Russia, the article conâ€" tinues, “but a grand offensive on that front is out of the question until April owing to weather conditions.” ENGLISH FIRM'S BID UNDER ALL U. S. RIVALS M. Herve also points out that Ger- many has mobilized the classes of 1919, giving her six hundred thousand additional men, while her civil mobil- ization will liberate a force variously estimated at from 500,000 to 2,000,000. This force, while it will be used chief- ly for service at the rear, will free a corresponding number of younger troops for the purpose of the first line. French troops to permit the forma- tion of an “army of manoeuvre”â€"-a mobile force which will be ready to reinforce any part of the West front line menaced by the German attack. Britain must take over a still greater portion of the line now held by the French, M. Herve declares, in order to free a sufficient body of toire by Gustave Herve, the famous French publicist, who devotes hIS lead- ing article to the subject. {E MEDETERRANEAN the Crew Are Ofiicially spec 500 PRISONERS to the Brit- is exclusive defence of ia, Salonica, Trouble in Viennaâ€"Why Germans Advertise for Swiss Servants. A despatch from Geneva, says:â€" The Burgomaster of Vienna, Dr. Weiskirchner, threatens to resign if Hungary continues to refuse to send food to Vienna, according to reports here. He is quoted as saying that the prisons are filled chiefly with wo- men and children convicted of having stolen food, while housewives are afraid to go shopping for food even in the principal streets owing to rob- beries and assaults. A despatch from London says: Maximilian Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, delivered a speech at Berlin Saturday, pleading for peace by agreement, according to Reuter’s Am- sterdam correspondent, who quotes the Berliner Tageblatt. After refer- ring to the enemy miscalculation of Germany’s strength, Herr Harden warned his hearers not to allow them- selves to be deceived about the en- emy’s strength. Russia's resources cannot be exhausted,” he said, “for, indeed, the war proceeds only on the edges of this World Empire. Eng- land’s hunger, moreover, is only a catchword, for which there is no foundation, while France’s lack of imen can be balanced by British {troops.” The Swiss and German papers are crowded with advertisements for Swiss servants to go to Germany, the reason being that every Swiss in ,- Peace Conditions To Be Made Known to President Wilson. ’ A despatch from Amsterdam says: 'The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes the report of a speech delivered by former Hungarian Premier, Count Julius Andrassy, on New Year’s Day. The Count says: “If the allies reject jour offer of peace only because, as ’they assert, our offer is not honorably ‘meant and is only a manoeuvre of 'war, and if they say they cannot en- ter negotiations before they know jthe conditions, they can learn them from President Wilson, to whom they lwill be communicated. Peace does snot appear immediately near, there- jfore we must battle further for peace iwith all our strength and make it im- possible for our enemies to prevent Tsteps in the direction of peace.” From ’Andrassy’s «speech it appears as if some sort of communication of the al- Eleged terms will now be made to Wil- §son. The Frankfurter Zeitung says lthe allies' refusal arises apparently from the fatal error of supposing the present position is only temporary and does not correspond with the ac- tual relative strength of the belliger- ents. It concludes by saying: “No- .thing remains for Germany but to 'break open the door of peace with the | sword end.” PRISONS ARE FULL MAXIMILIAN HARDEN MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE l Between Fokshani and Fundeni the Russians made a strong attack over a front of about 16 miles. They gained ground near Obilechti, says the Ger- man War Oflice, but elsewhere were repulsed with heavy casualties. The Petrograd official communication, however, says the Russians re-estab- lished their former position near Ka- patuno, north-west of Fokshani, made an advance in the vicinity of Rasplt- za Lake and in a surprise attack cap- tured trenches to the north-west in the Oituz Valley. GERMANS WILL STATE TERMS Admission is made by Petrograd that the Russians and Rumanlans on the upper reaches of the Suchitza River retired before the advancing in- vaders, while Berlin says that between the Oituz and Putna Valleys the de- fenders were pushed back further to- wards the plains. Mou t Adobesti was stormed by a German etachment and captured. A despatch from London says: Al- though the Teutonic allies have made further advances in Roumania, both in their operation driving eastward from the mountain region, and north- ward from Wallachia into Moldavia, the Russians and Rumanians at vari- ous points are giving them battle, and at several places have met with suc- cess. RUSSIANS CHECK TEUTON SWEEP Have Given Battle Successfully To Invaders in Wallachia. 0F HUNGRY PEOPLE. from A despatch from London says: Acâ€" cording to the Daily Telegraph ar- rangements are being made to replace a number of young surgeons in' the British hospitals by Americans, in or- der to enable the Britishers to enter the army. There are hundreds of doc- tors of military age in home hospitals who wish to join the 'army, says the Telegraph, but hitherto they have been denied that honor owing‘ to lack of substitutes. With a view to meeting the dim- culty, the Daily Telegraph continues, the army authorities some time ago enquired of the medical authorities in the United States whether they could send to England detachments of A Renter despatch from Amsterâ€" dam to London says that the Maasâ€" tricht newspaper Les Nouvelles, is au- thority for the statement that the Governor-General of Belgium has is- sued a decree ordering the seizure of GERMANS STRIPPENG BELGIUM - 0F BRASS, COPPER AND TIN DOCTORS FROM UNITED STATES FOR THE BRITISH HOSPITALS Kitchen Utensils, Door Plates and Door Knockers Included in The Governor‘s Decree. A despatch from London says: Two Zeppelins have been destroyed at Ton- dern, Schleswig, by a fire due to de- fective wiring in a recently construct- ed double shed, says a Renter de- spatch from Copenhagen, quoting the Ribe, Jutland, Stifts Tidende. TWO ZEPPELINS BURNED IN SCHLESWIG SHEDS‘ Virtually all of the River Danube,q from its source to its mouth, is now in the hands of the Teuton forces, whof control all of the eastern bank and all but a few miles of the western bank. Galatz, 12 miles north of Braila, is the‘ only important Rumanian town on the Danube yet in Rumanian hands. The clearing of the Dobrudja by the com-l bined Bulgarian, TurkiSh and German: forces, it is reported semi-officially‘ from Berlin, leaves a larger part of. these forces ready for other employ-l ment, and closes the Dobrudja path-! way to Constantinople to Russia. | Braila, an important commercial city in Great Wallachia, and on the west bank of the Danube below Galatz, has been captured: by Ger- man and Bulgarian troops. Several villages on the outskirts of Braila also have been occupied, and Field Marshal von Mackensen’s troops have taken 1,400 prisoners in their latest success. A despatch from London says :â€"â€" The Rumanian province of the Dob- rudja is now in the hands of the Cen- tral Powers, whose armies continue to advance through Great Wallachia into Moldavia. BRAILA, RUMANIA CAPTURED BY HUNS Virtually all the River Danube in Possession of the Invaders. The Russian offensive in Asia Minor last Spring, which took Trebizond, Erzerum and Mush, has been halted far short of its goal. The British Will Fill the Places of Young English Surgeons Who Desire to Go to the Front. It is not permitted to reveal the na- ture of the despatches which convey this information, but the conclusions drawn from them are amply support- ed by the facts of the pfeéent "mili- tary situation of the belligerents. A despatch from Washingt 2 says: The Holy Land may be the next im- portant theatre of war. Ofi‘icial de- spatches received here indicate that the British force in the Suez region are preparing for a drive through Pal- estine. The object of this move un- doubtedly is to join the Russian army that has moved south from the Cau- casus, cutting the Bagdad railroad and ending Germany’s dream of an Eastern empire. BRITISH ARMY IN SUEZ REGION TO DRIVE THROUGH PALESTINE Will Joifi Russian Army That Has Moved South From the Can- casus and Cut the Bagdad Railroad. _empl9‘Y-5British Troops Reach the North Bahk all household goods made of brass, copper, tin, nickel or bronze, includ- ing kitchen utensils, door plates and door knockers. The communes have been ordered to assist in the col- lection. young American doctors. Hundreds of young doctors in the United States, according to the Tele- graph, have volunteered to. serve in the British army, but could not re- tceive a commission because they were Inot British practitioners. There is l l no barrier, however, to their practis- ing in Great Britain, says the neWS< paper, and they are exactly the ma- ‘terial required to fill the places of lEnglish doctors who desire to go to ’the front. The newspaper does not ‘say how many Americans are likely to come. but asserts that they “may not run into many hundreds." It adds, however, that those who do come will be welcomed. l of the Rufiji. A despatch from London says :*. The British official statement on the campaign in German East Africa, is- sued on Sunday night, says: “Our Icolumns pursuing the enemy in the iRuflji Valley occupied a German camp ion the Tshogowali River and reached §Kilbamawe, on the north bank of the :Rufiji, on the morning of January 5. [The enemy still holds the south |bank." “At a time when another year of the war is ending you can be proud of the work accomplished. At Verdun you broke the most powerful blow ‘Germany ever struck against any of her adversaries. On the Somme, emu- lating the courage of our British 81. lies, during a long series of attacks, you have given proof of a tactical su- periority which will continue to im- prove. Never has our army been bet- ‘ter trained or more brave or possess- ‘ed of more powerful means. “It is under these brilliant auspices that the work of 1917 begins. You will make it a year of victory. In this absolute confidence I send you 'all, of- ficers and soldiers, my most affection- ate wishes for the new year.’ OCCUPY GERMAN CAMP IN EAST AFRICA A despatch from Limoges, Francel says: La France Milltaire on Friday publishes the following general order to the troops, issued by General Nivelle: FRENCH COMMANDER SURE 0F VICTORY The Turkish censorship has closed down tightly on all news from Pales< tine, particularly from the Lebanon district, where it is evident prepara< tions are being made to resist such a move. 7 .4 ? Gen. Nivell’s General Order to the Troops at the Front. campaign from the Persian Gulf up the Tigris-Euphrates valley ended in disaster at Kut-el-Amara. But the British forces at Suez recently captur- ed El-Arish, 75 miles east of Suez, and have pushed on beyond there, how far is not known. The British to-day are farther east of Suez than at any time since the war broke out. The Czar’s army in the north has been re- inforced, and the Tigris army has been reorganized, and is pushing up the valley. Everything points to excel- lent chances of success if a combined effort from three directions is made against the Turks.