13 JANUARY 1917, Page 1
Of course the check may be purely temporary. The best
news from Rumania is that the Rumanian Army which retired through the Russian lines is resting and re-forming itself. Let us hope that it will perform this operation after the glorious example of the Serbian Army. The Rumanian civil population who have retired to the temporary capital, Jassy, keep a good heart and have no doubts about the future. They " cordially approve " of the stiff answer of the Allies to Germany's peace proposals.