The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-29

| HluHlcatlOn declares all attacks OF the
| Germans from the North sea to the
south Of Arras have been repulsed.
which Is a rather more optimistic view
from the French standpoint that express
ed in an earlier announcement to the ef-
that the Germans had made Roadway in
certain points. In addition the French
have occupied the important position Of
Melzecourt. which commands the roads
leading from Varennes. around which
| there are strong German forces. to the
valley of the Aisne. The British and
French warships continue to our their
shells into German ranks and the Ger
mans are guarding points along the
coast In order to be ready for a pos
sible British landing. A German sub
marine has been sunk off the Dutch
| coast by the British destroyer Badger.
The official announcement of this incl
dent gives no details, but says the Bad
gers bow was damaged when she ram
med the submarine, which is believed to
have been attempting a torpedo attack.
Berlin officially reports that German
forces have succeeded in crossing the
User canal. where for several days past
the Belgians had been offering strong
resistance. Berlin also reports that Ger.
man troops are slowly advancing east of
Ypres and southeast Of Lille. There has
been very severe fighting for a long
time past In this vicinity. In the east
ern theatre of war Russia, according to
the official statements emanating from
Petrograd, Is still pressing hard upon tn
armies Of Austria and Germany, which
are reported to be In retreat.
OCTOBER 26.
Fierce fighting between the allies and
the Germans continues in the western
theater of war. especially in the dis
trict near the North sea coast in Bel
GUM around Newport and southeastern
ly toward the river Lys. The Germans
claim that they have thrown additional
forces westward across the User be-
tween Newport and Dimude and that,
despite the fact that the allies had re-
ceived reenforcements, the Germans
have advanced at several points north
east of Ypres and taken over 500 Brit
ish prisoners. several of them officers.
The latest French reports admit that
the Germans have crossed the User, but
goes no further in this respect 1t Is
not known therefore, whether this Is
reiteration of the previous acknowledge
ment of a German crossing or is con-
firmation of the last German claim.
Along the remainder of the battle front
in Belgium only brief mention of the
operation Is made. South of Lille the
French claims repulses to the Germans
and advances by the allies near Sois-
sons and Craonne. Artillery engagements
are proceeding on the heights of the
Mouse and in the Woevre district In
the Argonne a German infantry regi-
ment Is said to have been annihilated.
In the east heavy engagements continue
between the Russians and the Austro-
Hungarian forces in the vicinity of RAJ
dom and Ivangorod in Poland, and be-
tween the Austrians and the Russians
south of Przemysl In Galicia. The Aus
TRANS have driven the Montenegrins
from positions on the Bosnian frontier.
American cotton shipments will not be
considered contraband of war. Great
Britain has notified the United States
government to this effect This will
permit the safe movement of cotton to
any point. even including Germany and
Austria.
OCTOBER 81.
All the efforts of the allied armies
and the Germans are conferred along
the seacoast wherein the region in
cluded between Newport and Dixmude
the battle has been raging necessarily
for several days. The latest official ad-
vices from Paris report a, violent bonn
bardment of Newport by the German
guns, but up to the present, so far as is
known to the public. neither side has
gained any definite success over the
other, The British officials declare that
the situation Is satisfactory and that
while the fighting Is severe and contin-
uous. ground Is being gained by the al
lies and many prisoners have been
taken. German general headquarters ads
mits that the positions held by the allies
between Newport and Dixmude are be-
ing obstinately defended but that In the
exchange of heavy artillery fire between
the British fleet and the German gun
ners, three warships were hit. On Sun
day the ships. according to the German
report drew out far off shore. The
French steamer Admiral Ganteaume has
been added to the list of vessels blown
up by mines in the waters off the Bel
gian and French coast More than a
score of persons were drowned, the others
being rescued by cross channel steam
err. Cape Town reports that the rebel
Maritz and his forces have met defeat
at the hands of the Union of South Az
RIGA troops. Maritz was wounded and
has fled into German territory. The
Russian official report describes a great
battle which is In progress along a front
of more than sixty miles in Poland ex-
tending from Rawa and the river Il
janka. in which the Russians are de-
clared to be winning victories. The
same report says that the resistance of
the Austrians in Galicia Is weakening.
The people of Belgium are in dire
straights, many millions of them facing
starvation. The American minister to
Belgium says there is less than a two
weeks supply of food in the cities.
while in the country districts the situa-