The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-09-24
Six Days of the Worlds War

statement from Ptrograd SAYS that
The Russians are bombarding the strong
Austrian fortress Of PrzemysL 1t also
reports the repulse Of the Austr!ans
with heavy losses near Baranow and
Rainchow in Galicia.
SEPTEMBER %.
The nature OF the struggle between
the Germans and the allied forces on
the battle front in France. which
stretches from Noyon in the west to
Nerlun, is indicated 10y the latest Off
cial communication from the French
war office. which says that the engage
ments generally have become less violent.
From this it would seem as if both
sides had reached the conclusion that
the gaining of few yards of ground
daily did not warrant the losses entail
ed and preparations are on the way for
a strong offensive movement at some
stateeic point The French have
made progress in the territory between
Rheims and the Argonne forest. On
their left wing they have reached the
heights of Lassigny. With the French
on this part of the battle line are the
British who, according to an official
bureau, have Jared badly since the be
ginning of the war in the loss of Of
ficers. The casulty list shows that TAP
British officers are among the killed,
wounded or missing. a very high per-
centage of the total losses. Among
these are 80 colonies and lieutenant
colonies. SIS majors and 246 captains
The German emperor has taken up
his quarters in Luxembourg, according
to Paris dispatch To guard against
possible raids by French aviators a
squadron of German aeroplanes is in
| readiness to ward off any such at
tempts. A Vladivostok dispatch says Jap
anese aeroplanes have destroyed with
bombs two of the important forts and
Tsing-Tau in the German protectorate
of Kiao-Chow, while Picking reports
British detachment left Tien-Tsin Sat
urday to assist the japanese in the at
| tack on that place. The Montenegro
| army is close to Sarajevo, capital of
, Bosnia. The Montenegrn foreign office
| learns that the Austrian army is in re-
| treat. Because of his disapproval of the
| British government in seeking the con-
quest of German Southwest Africa,
| Brigadier General Beyers, commandant
general of the Union of South Africa's
defense forces, has resigned, it is said.
| President Wilson, it is reported from
Washington while announcing that he
| is prayerfully working for peace in
| Europe, will take no further steps for
the present regarding mediation in the
| European struggle.
SEPTEMBER 20.
Fighting on land has given way fol
1,
daring raid in the North sea by five
German submarine boats which tor
pedoeed and sunk three British armoret
cruisers-the Aboukir. the Greasy anC
the Hogue-and in turn lost two of thei
own number under the fire of the Brit
ish guns In its daring, as reported b!
the British admiralty, the attack of thu
little plungers surprised any naval ma
neuver of the present war. OF the ag
gregate normal personnel of 2265 mel
carried by the cruisers it is estimate,
that 700 were saved. Along the battl
line in France reports indicate tina
while the fighting is still progressing
f no great gains have been made b.
either side and that the crucial perio
is still to come. The Russians are re
5 ported to have taken the fortified tow
of Jarosau, on the San river, northwes
of Przemysl from the Austrians. an
a Rome dispatch credits the Montene
grins and Servians with having cap
tured from the Austrians. Sarajevc
capital of Bosnia. In Africa the Brit
+ ish repulsed a German attack in thei
eastern territory, the Germans retreat
ing with losses. General Louis Botha
the famous Boer general and now pre-
mier of the union of South Africa. ha
taken over supreme command of tn
British operations against Germa
Southwest Africa. 1t is reported tina
l the French again are bombarding tn
t important Austrian seaport of Cattar
: in Dalmata. Lord Kitchener, the Brit
S ish war minister, has approved tn
Z proposition for the formation of Wells
t army corps Another British casualt
\ list shows a large proportion of officer
t among the killed, wounded or missnl
b General French has issued further re
port on the British operations in Franc
4 bringing them up to September i
h The Hamburg American liner Spree
n Wald. armed as an auxiliary cruiser
and two German Golfers have been car
= tured by the British cruiser Berwic
= in the north Atlantic ocean. 1t Is re
n ported that a vessel of 10000 tons ha
II been sunk by a mine in the North sei