ROUMANIA’S POSITION

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1917, Page 2

ROUMANIA’S POSITION

The Latest News (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) Lou don, Jaq 3 The latest news from Roumania states General BrusilofE has arrived at Haadquarters to confer with King Ferdinand and his French military adviser. Despite the resistance of the RussoRoumanians, General Mackoaten ia pushing on to Braila and Foisani. The enemy have also broken through the Carpathian P isacs into Moldavia and, ads forcing their way down the valley leading-to the Seretb, whoße rapid current mokes its passage most hazardous, and an admirable spot for a Rasso-Ruumanvan stand. Thus Jar all German attacks in Braila region hav3 been broken, The Russians are resisting the German advance from Moldavian high* lando. Nearly all the vtlleys in tbo Sereth lines have proved untenable, owing to the enemy converging from the west and south.

The Russo-Roumanians will probably retire beyond the Bessarabian frontier.

The Germans, meanwhile, are carrying out demonstrations praventing the RuEsiana sending fresh effectives southwards and ate also increasing their activity at Tchikserada, in order to hamper the Russians’ freedom of manoeuvre.

The length of tbs Russo-Roumanian front, beginning at Tchikserada, and skirting the Ssreth to its termination at Braila, i* two hundred kilometres.

GERMANY’S AIMS. A Professor’s Article. (Received Jan 4, at 8 55 a.m.) London, Jan 3 Professor Meinoke’s article in the Frankfurter Zeitucg eays only in a political sense did Germany begin the war as a defensive war. In a military sense it was a knock cut war. It was intended to knock out Franca and Russia, and Germany would then be able to compromise with England, who would have been disarmed,, After referring to the collapse, ho says the attack on Verdun was ■ a politico-military move to prove to tha French that they bad better end the war, which they could hot win. Their enemies had pulled themselves together for a gigantic achievement. A great double offensive began in tha east and west. The battle cf the Somme had led to the conviction in Germany that it was no loDgsr possible to airive at a military decision, in a full peace compelling souse. It was therefore statesmanlike, intelligent and wiea to abandon the intention of destruction and to seek a reasonabls compromise. The war had proved there ware limits to the possibilities of knockout stratogy between Gorman power. Her motto in the future would be not to overthrow, but to balance, Sinkings. [LONDON TIMES SERVICE. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received Jan 4, at 11,45 a.m.) > London Jan 3 Sinkings include the Swedish steamer Goosebridge and sailer Aconeanua.

(United Sarvice. —Copyright.) (Received Jan 4, at 12.45 pm.) - London, Jan 3 Further sinkings include the British steamer Holly - Branch, and Norwegian Erica. Congratulations. , Cairo, Jan 3 General Haig telegraphed to Genoral Murray, his congratulations on the great success at El Arish. Hopeful New Year wires were exchanged with all the expeditionary forces. , No Coal for Norway. [REUTER’S BERVIOE.—COPYRIGHT.] Copenhagen, Jan 3 Britain has prohibited the export of coal to Norway, The British Legation at Christiania states it is due to the unsatisfactory manner that Norway is carrying out certain obligations, Lloyd George’s Organ. New York, Jan 3 The Tribune states authoratively that Sir Henry Dalzial requires the Pall Mall Gazette to be Hon L’oyd George’s offic’al orgau. German PropagandaNew Yoak, Jao 3 The President of the American Rights League states the t Germany has spent twenty-seven millions in America on propaganda work. > A Triumph Certain. [REUTER’S SERVICE. —COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan 2 General Haig wrote to Ben Tillett 6aying for all to labour is the best Christmas present they oan make their comrades in the fie'd. There is noth-

ing in 1917 to hinder a regular, constant increasing output of munitions and material. If the mumtioners and troops pull together, a triumph is certain.