The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-11-26

northeast of Paris and at the crook Of
the elbow of the western battle front
was the scene of the principal infantry
attacks. Here the French reported they
| held back a German attempt to capture
| the town, inflicting heavy casualties
AS for the east, Petrograd has admit.
ted a big reverse I'm Poland-a reverse
| In which the Russian armies have been
pushed back at least 80 miles from the
German border toward Warsaw-but
Berlin remains reticent concerning the
operation. ''In the eastern theatre
of war the newly commenced battles
are proceeding" is all the German war
office has had to say. A semi official
Berlin report says reasons of strategy
prevent disclosure of the troop move
ments, That these battles are pro-
ceeding." however. Is taken to mean
against the Russians in an endeavor to
drive them back eastward to Warsaw
over the same territory in which only a
short time ago the Russians held the
whip hand and herded the Germans
westward before them from the Polish
capital toward the German frontier
Along the East Prussian border the
Muscovites claim they are pressing for
ward continuously and making inroads
into German territory Here also Ger
many makes no claim. With regard
to the operations southwark in Galicia
and In southern Russian Poland the
Russians, according to unofficial re-
ports. are following up previous sue
cesses against the Austrians. On the
other hand, a news agency dispatch
from Vienna declares the Austrians
have captured 1000 prisoners and a
large number of guns. A battle has
taken place off Sebastopol In the Black
sea between Russian and Turkish war
ships. As to its result, the reports are
contradictory. Petrograd claims the
former German cruiser Goeben which
now flies the Turkish flag, was struck
by Russian shells. that explosions oc-
Cured aboard her, that she quit the
encounter and disappeared In the fog,
talking advantage of her speed. Constan-
tinople, through Berlin, makes no
mention of the Goeben having been
injured, but says one Russian battle
ship was badly damaged, and that the
others fled toward Sebastopol. The
British have been successful again in
an attack on Turkish positions The
force operating on the Shat ell Arab
river and the Persian gulf drove from
their trenches an Ottoman force and
captured number of prisoners. guns
and a quantity of ammunition. The
British, however. lost three officers
and 35 men killed in the attack. The
Turkish casualties were not stated.
NOVEMBER 20.
Interest in the great European strug-
gle remains conferred In the eastern
theatre, where three big battles are
being fought. The activity in Belgium
and France has lessened largely be-
cause of bad weather conditions and
the inundation of considerable area
along the User in West Flanders. Po-
land rs the scene of two of the con-
tests in the east and the third is be-
Ing fought in East Prussia. The com
bat In the country between the Vistula
and Warta rivers is attracting the most
attention. 1t is believed the Germans
have massed there at least 500, 900 men
N an endeavor to break the Russian
Inc. The location of the battlefield
and other conditions favor a decisive
conflict. In this battle the Russians
'laim to have achieved partial success.
rhe second battle in Poland is being
fought on the Cracow- Czenstchowa line
and both sides claim they are salts
led with the progress being made.
rhe Russian advance in East Prussia is
moving slowly through the region about
he Mazurian lakes a country which is
fifficult of passage. In this district |
he Germans have massed strong forces
o dispute the Russian advance. The |
russians are moving westward in Ga
tcia and claim numerous successes |
tmong which are the capture of Wis |
liez, Gorlice. Dukia and Ujok. The /
'nly serious fighting now taking place !
IN the allies left wing in the western
'attle ground appears to be south of |
fpres. where an artillery duea of con- |
siderable violence Is progressing. In |
he Argonne region the Germans have /
made some vigorous attacks, which, |
according to the French, have been re-
pulsed. According to official announce
nent in Berlin reports received in the |
German capitol from Holland state that !
n the recent fighting near Bixschoote /
md Dixmude the French lost 10000 |
men and that 500 British We're drowned I
n the User canal Little news regard |
ne the operations in transcaucasia has /
cached the outside world. The Turk /
sh war office announces that the fight t
ng Is progressing favorably. The Turk
sh troops. 1t is said. have been reen-
orced by Persian tribesmen. II is an |
lounced from the headquarters of the |
russian army of the Caucasus that |
russian warships on November 10, |
'ombarded the port of Khopa. in Turk |
sh Armenia. on the Black sea. The |
'ombardment destroyed the port bar /
acks. blew up the ammunition depot |
md set the place on fire The Turks
we're preparing for an offensive move
nent from Khopa in the direction of |
different passes of the Zatcharekh. 1t /
s officially announced in Berlin that.
Iccording to information from South
africa. 5000 Beers have gathered near I
that an attack on the /
own Is feared. The garrison there !
numbers only 500.
NOVEMBER 20.
The latest reports from Flanders and
france indicate that the opposing ar
MES. except at isolated points, are
esting. possibly because the wintry
Weather has interfered with active OPP
rations on an extensive scale. The