The Independent . y to the sea. Beyond the Danube lies the Russianprovince of Bessarabia, which up to1878 belonged to Rumania and is stilllargely peopled by Rumanians. Thethousands of Rumanians who fled be-fore the invading armies have takenrefuge in Bessarabia and other partsof southern Russia already overcrowd-ed with the fugitives from relief organizations of Russia, inwhich some Americans are active, arefinding it impossible to care for thisflood of destitute refugees in mid-winter, and multitudes are sufferingfrom famine and cold. The War ^ne French are highlyin France e^atec^
The Independent . y to the sea. Beyond the Danube lies the Russianprovince of Bessarabia, which up to1878 belonged to Rumania and is stilllargely peopled by Rumanians. Thethousands of Rumanians who fled be-fore the invading armies have takenrefuge in Bessarabia and other partsof southern Russia already overcrowd-ed with the fugitives from relief organizations of Russia, inwhich some Americans are active, arefinding it impossible to care for thisflood of destitute refugees in mid-winter, and multitudes are sufferingfrom famine and cold. The War ^ne French are highlyin France e^atec^ a^ tne success ofthe attacks of October 24and December 15 by which they re-covered some of the strongest positionsthat had been taken by the Germansat Verdun. In a congratulatory orderto the troops, General Mangin, whocarried out these operations, said: Admitting themselves unable to beat uson the battlefield, our savage aggressors seta clumsy, premature peace trap for us. Totheir hypocritical overtures France an-. © International rtliu THE RED CROSS IN RUMANIAIn spite of the rapid German advance and the difficult weather these temporary shelters kept close behind the firing line. They are makeshift hospitals, of course, but fully equipt to give immediate attention to the severely wounded swered by the voices of your guns aud thejioiuts of your bayonets. You have beengood Ambassadors of the Republic. Shethanks you. The French Socialists, however, takea different view of the German pro-posals and have passed a resolutioncalling upon the Allied governmentsto ascertain the German terms of peaceand to state their own. M. Longuet,speaking for the Socialist minority inthe Chamber of Deputies, says: If the German proposals are, as theyiray be, unjust and impossible, if it pre-tends to retain any part of Belgium,France or Serbia, if it is not prepared tosuggest some solution of the Alsace-Lor-raine problem, if it refuses to give absoluteindependence to Poland, then it will haveto take
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