The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-22

disorders. Admiral Won Trlpitz. the
German minister OF marine. has arrived
in Antwerp. 1t was stated recently
that late in october he would assume
command of the German fleet An
Amsterdam newspaper learns that the
Germans from Zeebrugge have shelled
the Belgian lightship off that port.
forcing the crew to desert their posts.
Anti German mobs in London have
wrecked and looted 20 stores belonging
to Germans Eight hundred Austrian
sailors and mechanics have arrived in
Constantinople to serve in the Turkish
navy and forts. The steamer Brindilla,
now flying the American flag. but for
merry sailing under the German flag
as the Washington, has been taken into
Halifax as a prize of war by the Brit
ish auxiliary cruiser Caronia. She Is
reported to have coal in her cargo, Can
ada will keep 10000 men in continuous
training to be drawn upon as soon as
equipped in units of 10000 during the
continuance of the hostiities. Thirty
three thousand Canadian volunteers now
are in camp in Salisbury plains, Eng
| land, and the next 30, 900 will go into
| training at once.
OCTOBER 20.
|
that laid waste the Antwerp forts con-
tneded for mastery yesterday in the
German effort to seize the French chan
mel ports for move against England.
Heavy fighting around Dunkirk, be-
tween Ostend and Calais was admitted
| by both sides with the French claiming
that the Belgian army that fled from
Antwerp had hurled back the Germans
! The recapture of Ostend by the allies
| was also reported, but not officially con-
I firmed The Berlin official statement
of the days fighting along the coast
declared the German troops had reach
ed the neighborhood of Dunkirk and
that the inhabitants of that city and
of Boulogne were fleeing. The French
war office also claimed gains in the
fighting between Arras and Roye and
near st. Mihel on the right bank of
the Mouse while the German statement
was silent on operations in these quar-
tiers. In the eastern theatre of the war
an Austrian statement claimed the Rus
slams had lost 10000 men in fruitless
attacks on Przemysl. Toxic admitted
that the Japanese cruiser Takachihc
had been sunk October II by a German
mine at Kiao-Chow bay with the loss
of 274 men. An Austrian submarine Is
reported to have been sunk in the Adri-
attic by a French cruiser. Shell fire
from the forts at Tsing-Tau is said Il
have heavily damaged the British bat
tleship Triumph. Turkey has refused
to assent to Grenat Britains reques
that the German officers and crews OF
the former German cruisers Goeben anC
Bresau be discharged.
OCTOBER Fl.
= The Germans not only are attempt
5 ing an advance along the coast of tn,
' North sea to the French port, but hav
e attacked the allies at many points OF
5 the battle front from the extreme nortl
t to the heights of the Mouse. In TIN
g north the Belgian army has held it
e ground with tenacity while at La Bass
' around Arras, between Peronne and AL
| bert to the east of the Argonne an
e along the Mouse. the German offensv
has been repulsed. This is the sub
e stance of the French official report
e which, while not attempting any detaile
description of the battle, declares tn
f German forces have met with stron
opposition at the river User, where tn
. fighting has continued since Sunday
but that otherwise the situation rathe
2 favors the German arms, particular
o in the vicinity of Lille, at which poin
h the French have been attacking 70
, several days with desperation and hav
: been repulsed with heavy losses. Thirt
( thousand Germans are reported to hav
k occupied the coast between Ostend an
: Nieuwport and to have dug trenche
= along the dykes from Middlekirke t
r Westende. but later advices declar
q they have been repulsed near the lat
$ near Ostend, which they stillocc upy
= The Russian commander in chief an
S nounces tersely that there is no chang
e in the situation, although the Russian
: are in contact with the enemy at var
= ious points in Galicia and East Prus
i STA. With this the Berlin official state
v ment agrees. Rotterdam dispatc
says the German marines are leavin
Antwerp to join the fleet and that tn
ships at Kiel have been extensively pro
visioned, portending possible activit
on the part of the German navy, whic
has been at anchor for the past tw
months in Germany's well protected ha
bors. Vienna officially reports Austria
successes in Galicia, east of ChyroN
and Przemysl, and adds that the Aus
tro- German armies have repulsed
great cavalry attack in Poland. Japa
announces the occupation for militar
purposes OF important islands in tn
Marianne, Marshall, East Caroline an
West Caroline archipelagos. All tn
Marianne group have been occupied wit
the exception of Guam, which was &C
CURED by the United States in 1898,
accordance with the terms of the treat
terminating the Spanish American wa
Picking dispatches report on the author
ty of refugees from Using Tap the
the Japanese have lost several thou
sand men in their campaign against III
German concession in China 1t is est
| mated that there are not less than 2
| 900 900 Belgians outside the borders
| their own country and that there al
| at least SOC. 900 wounded in France. Al
| cording to a Rotterdam dispatch thr'
Zeppelin dirigible sheds are being cree
ed at Brussels and four at Antwer
If this is true, 1t may be prelimina
| to he hreaened raid on Englal